An express from the knights and gentlemen now engaged with Sir George Booth to the city and citizens of London, and all other free-men of England.
      
       
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             An express from the knights and gentlemen now engaged with Sir George Booth to the city and citizens of London, and all other free-men of England.
             Delamer, George Booth, Baron, 1622-1684.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1659]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             Included at foot: "Sir George Booth to a friend of his in London" (dated Manchester Aug. 9. 1659).
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "August 12".
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           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
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           An
           EXPRESS
           from
           the
           KNIGHTS
           and
           GENTLEMEN
           now
           engaged
           with
           Sir
           
             GEORGE
             BOOTH
             ;
          
           To
           the
           CITY
           and
           CITIZENS
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           And
           all
           other
           FREE-MEN
           of
           
             ENGLAND
             .
          
        
         
           
             Worthy
             CITIZENS
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             our
             English
             FREE-MEN
             and
             BRETHREN
             ,
          
        
         
           AS
           we
           are
           
             English-men
          
           we
           are
           all
           incorporated
           into
           one
           Body
           ,
           and
           though
           distinct
           and
           different
           Families
           ,
           Fortunes
           ,
           and
           Qualities
           ,
           yet
           
             fellow
             Members
          
           and
           
             Coheirs
          
           of
           one
           and
           the
           same
           
             Birthright
             ;
          
           not
           onely
           by
           
             nature
             ,
          
           as
           we
           are
           the
           Sons
           of
           men
           ,
           (
           nature
           obliging
           all
           in
           one
           Common
           and
           equal
           Bond
           of
           Freedom
           and
           Unity
           ,
           )
           but
           by
           certain
           
             sacred
             Laws
             and
             Customes
          
           of
           peculiar
           and
           inherent
           Right
           to
           this
           Nation
           ;
           
             general
             ,
             equal
             ,
             and
             impartial
             to
             all
             ,
          
           without
           respect
           of
           persons
           ,
           rank
           ,
           quality
           ,
           or
           degree
           ,
           derived
           through
           all
           successions
           of
           Ages
           ,
           by
           the
           blood
           Justice
           and
           Prudence
           of
           our
           
             Fore-fathers
          
           to
           us
           their
           posterity
           ,
           as
           
             ours
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Right
          
           of
           our
           
             Children
             after
             us
             ,
          
           not
           
             disinheritable
             :
          
           though
           this
           Age
           were
           wholly
           made
           up
           of
           Apostates
           and
           Traytors
           to
           Common
           Justice
           and
           Freedom
           ,
           and
           should
           make
           sale
           of
           ,
           and
           deliver
           up
           their
           Children
           as
           slaves
           and
           vassails
           ,
           yet
           
             English
             Right
             abideth
             ,
          
           to
           wit
           ,
           
             our
             just
             Lawes
             and
             Liberties
             ,
          
           and
           may
           justly
           be
           reinforced
           as
           opportunity
           may
           present
           ;
           
             Sometimes
             they
             sleep
             but
             never
             dye
             ,
          
           their
           
             total
             Extinguishment
          
           is
           not
           to
           be
           imagined
           so
           long
           as
           any
           
             English-man
             ,
          
           or
           
             English-blood
          
           abideth
           :
           and
           whoever
           undertaketh
           ,
           (
           though
           by
           Arms
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           )
           their
           recovery
           and
           redemption
           is
           justified
           in
           that
           very
           Action
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           Nations
           ,
           Nature
           ,
           Reason
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ;
           and
           within
           the
           Bowels
           of
           our
           Nation
           amongst
           our selves
           no
           War
           can
           be
           justified
           ,
           but
           upon
           
             that
             score
             ,
          
           the
           contrary
           is
           Sedition
           ,
           Murder
           ,
           Treason
           ,
           Tyranny
           and
           what
           not
           ,
           and
           the
           Instruments
           thereof
           no
           other
           in
           the
           Eye
           of
           
             English
          
           Freedom
           and
           Right
           ,
           but
           as
           Bears
           ,
           Wolves
           ,
           and
           other
           Beasts
           of
           prey
           .
        
         
           Now
           right
           worthy
           and
           noble
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           our
           
             English
          
           Brethren
           ,
           let
           us
           consider
           and
           lay
           to
           heart
           the
           sad
           and
           deplorable
           condition
           of
           our
           native
           Countrey
           :
           Oppression
           ,
           Injustice
           ,
           and
           Tyranny
           raigneth
           ;
           Division
           ,
           Discord
           ,
           and
           Dissimulation
           fomented
           and
           fostered
           ;
           Trade
           and
           industery
           discouraged
           ,
           our
           Land
           rent
           into
           parties
           and
           factions
           ,
           and
           the
           Common
           Band
           of
           Unity
           Cancell'd
           ,
           our
           Fundamental
           Laws
           supplanted
           ,
           High
           Courts
           of
           Justice
           introduced
           ,
           the
           blood
           of
           War
           shed
           in
           times
           of
           Peace
           ;
           Arbitrary
           and
           illegal
           imprisonments
           ,
           Pattents
           ,
           Monopolies
           Excise
           ,
           and
           other
           payments
           brought
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           continued
           Contrary
           to
           
             Magna
             Charta
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Petition
           of
           Right
           ;
           no
           form
           or
           face
           of
           Government
           of
           
             English
             Constitution
          
           amongst
           us
           ;
           the
           name
           and
           Authority
           of
           the
           People
           in
           Parliament
           usurped
           and
           abused
           ,
           and
           the
           stamp
           thereof
           put
           upon
           strange
           and
           prodigious
           Actions
           ,
           vexing
           and
           oppressing
           the
           people
           with
           dayly
           Changes
           and
           Alterations
           in
           Government
           ,
           as
           the
           Interest
           of
           some
           few
           ambitious
           Grandees
           alter
           and
           change
           ,
           or
           get
           advantages
           one
           of
           another
           ,
           and
           all
           under
           the
           
             Name
             of
             a
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           when
           as
           the
           
             Nature
          
           is
           not
           practised
           or
           intended
           at
           all
           ,
           it
           being
           utterly
           inconsistent
           with
           their
           very
           temper
           and
           interest
           ;
           they
           are
           wrapt
           up
           and
           compounded
           of
           nothing
           but
           guilt
           blood
           and
           Tyranny
           ;
           and
           Equal
           and
           Common
           Justice
           (
           the
           Essence
           of
           a
           Common-wealth
           )
           are
           utterly
           repugnant
           thereto
           ;
           and
           whatsoever
           they
           can
           doe
           must
           be
           planted
           and
           maintained
           by
           Sword
           and
           violence
           against
           the
           very
           Heart
           and
           Sence
           of
           the
           Nation
           ;
           and
           they
           know
           not
           where
           nor
           how
           to
           centre
           an
           Oligarchy
           or
           something
           they
           would
           have
           to
           be
           Masters
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           perpetuate
           their
           power
           and
           Tyranny
           ,
           and
           therefore
           would
           amaze
           and
           confound
           us
           with
           their
           New
           Debates
           of
           a
           
             Coordinate
             Power
             ,
          
           or
           
             Senate
             for
             Life
             ,
          
           such
           as
           our
           
             English
          
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           know
           not
           of
           ,
           and
           of
           pernitious
           Consequence
           to
           this
           Nation
           ;
           so
           that
           from
           these
           men
           that
           thus
           handle
           the
           Sterne
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           there
           is
           no
           expectation
           of
           any
           just
           Settlement
           of
           peace
           ,
           or
           Freedom
           from
           oppression
           ;
           especially
           considering
           ,
           the
           Apostacy
           ,
           Hypocrisy
           ,
           Deceipt
           ,
           and
           Perjury
           of
           those
           men
           ,
           their
           manifold
           Sollemn
           Engagements
           ,
           Oaths
           ,
           Vows
           ,
           Protestations
           ,
           Appeals
           unto
           Heaven
           ;
           Promises
           ,
           Remonstrances
           ,
           Declarations
           all
           by
           them
           broken
           again
           and
           again
           ,
           never
           keeping
           Faith
           ,
           Truce
           ,
           or
           Oath
           ,
           being
           unbounded
           ,
           unlimited
           ,
           Certain
           to
           nothing
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           held
           either
           by
           the
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           Man
           ,
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           or
           Reason
           ;
           
             and
             from
             such
             Persons
             in
             Government
             good
             Lord
             deliver
             us
             ,
          
           and
           all
           the
           good
           people
           of
           
             England
             ;
          
           and
           that
           all
           this
           is
           true
           of
           them
           ,
           your
           own
           Consciences
           Noble
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           the
           Free
           people
           of
           
             England
          
           can
           witness
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           tongue
           ,
           no
           pen
           is
           able
           to
           vindicate
           them
           in
           this
           point
           ,
           it
           is
           known
           of
           all
           ,
           owned
           by
           all
           ,
           and
           can
           be
           denyed
           by
           none
           ;
           how
           then
           can
           any
           honest
           or
           just
           man
           shed
           any
           blood
           in
           their
           Quarrel
           ,
           or
           lend
           them
           Assistance
           ?
           surely
           that
           blood
           will
           be
           required
           at
           their
           hands
           ,
           and
           we
           doubt
           not
           but
           you
           will
           be
           careful
           what
           you
           do
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           from
           those
           Considerations
           and
           just
           provocations
           we
           have
           taken
           up
           Arms
           in
           pursuance
           of
           ,
           and
           Inquisition
           after
           our
           Government
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           that
           every
           
             English-man
          
           may
           be
           protected
           and
           secured
           in
           his
           Religion
           ,
           Liberty
           ,
           and
           Property
           ;
           and
           though
           it
           may
           be
           suggested
           ,
           that
           we
           intend
           to
           introduce
           
             Prosecution
             for
             Conscience
          
           into
           the
           Land
           again
           ,
           we
           do
           hereby
           (
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           Almighty
           God
           )
           protest
           and
           Declare
           
             against
             all
             Coercive
             Power
             in
             matters
             of
             Religion
             ,
          
           and
           that
           to
           the
           utmost
           of
           our
           strength
           (
           through
           Gods
           Assistance
           )
           we
           will
           endevour
           to
           the
           hazzard
           of
           our
           Blood
           and
           Fortunes
           the
           Freedome
           and
           Protection
           of
           all
           virtuous
           and
           religious
           People
           ,
           by
           what
           Name
           soever
           differenced
           from
           us
           ,
           Equal
           with
           our selves
           :
           And
           that
           no
           Forraign
           or
           other
           other
           Authority
           save
           onely
           the
           Civil
           be
           exercised
           in
           
             England
             :
          
           That
           the
           Practise
           of
           the
           Law
           be
           reformed
           ;
           all
           Corrupt
           Statutes
           repealed
           ;
           Annual
           Elections
           of
           all
           Officers
           and
           Magistrates
           ,
           with
           the
           Constant
           Succession
           of
           Parliaments
           restored
           ;
           our
           Fundamental
           Laws
           cleared
           and
           asserted
           ,
           and
           whatever
           is
           contrary
           there
           to
           be
           abolished
           :
           That
           no
           Tryals
           be
           admitted
           in
           
             England
          
           for
           Life
           ,
           Limb
           ,
           Liberty
           or
           Estate
           but
           by
           the
           good
           old
           way
           of
           
             Juries
             ,
          
           and
           that
           they
           be
           restored
           ▪
           to
           their
           Original
           power
           ▪
           and
           purity
           :
           That
           all
           Extrajudicial
           and
           Illegal
           proceedings
           by
           High-Courts
           of
           Justice
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           with
           all
           Illegal
           and
           Arbitrary
           Committees
           be
           strictly
           provided
           against
           :
           That
           the
           Excise
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Payments
           and
           Taxes
           such
           as
           our
           Ancestors
           never
           knew
           of
           ,
           together
           with
           all
           Monopolies
           and
           Pattents
           destructive
           to
           Trade
           and
           the
           Common
           Good
           of
           the
           Nation
           be
           also
           abolished
           :
           And
           ,
           that
           our
           Parliaments
           and
           Magistrates
           be
           secured
           from
           all
           Force
           and
           Violence
           ;
           and
           utterly
           cleared
           from
           all
           boundless
           Prerogative
           ,
           and
           unlimited
           Priviledge
           :
           That
           the
           Right
           of
           the
           Poor
           in
           the
           Commons
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           all
           Donations
           for
           Charitable
           Uses
           ,
           and
           all
           Lands
           formerly
           belonging
           to
           the
           People
           be
           restor'd
           again
           :
           And
           that
           Mercy
           and
           Justice
           be
           truely
           established
           amongst
           us
           .
           And
           for
           these
           ends
           ,
           and
           what
           else
           may
           be
           of
           publick
           good
           to
           the
           Nation
           ,
           we
           do
           desire
           ,
           and
           indeed
           challenge
           as
           of
           
             English
          
           Right
           ,
           the
           speedy
           Election
           of
           a
           
             New
             Free
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           And
           thus
           ,
           Most
           noble
           Citizens
           ,
           Brethren
           and
           fellow
           Free-men
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           we
           have
           dealt
           truely
           and
           plainly
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           given
           you
           the
           real
           Grounds
           and
           Reasons
           of
           our
           taking
           up
           Arms
           ;
           looking
           upon
           you
           as
           the
           most
           concern'd
           in
           the
           Nation
           ,
           and
           therefore
           hold
           our selves
           the
           more
           oblieged
           to
           give
           you
           this
           
             Early
             Advice
          
           of
           our
           Candid
           and
           Just
           intentions
           in
           this
           Undertaking
           ,
           that
           you
           may
           not
           be
           deluded
           or
           frighted
           (
           though
           falsly
           )
           into
           any
           strange
           opinion
           of
           us
           ,
           either
           through
           your
           own
           mistake
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           pollicy
           of
           those
           men
           who
           will
           leave
           no
           means
           unattempted
           to
           render
           us
           as
           Publick
           Enemies
           ,
           Rebels
           and
           Traitors
           ,
           Plunderers
           ,
           Tyrants
           and
           Persecuters
           ,
           or
           whatever
           is
           odious
           and
           monstrous
           ,
           to
           engage
           you
           in
           Blood
           .
        
         
           Beleeve
           us
           ,
           Right
           worthy
           Citizens
           ,
           and
           Free-born
           
             English
          
           Brethren
           ,
           we
           have
           no
           Designe
           of
           
             Fire
             or
             Sword
             ,
          
           or
           of
           Evil
           toward
           you
           or
           your
           City
           ,
           or
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           or
           any
           person
           in
           it
           :
           We
           know
           there
           are
           thousands
           amongst
           you
           that
           are
           satisfied
           in
           us
           ;
           it
           may
           be
           indeed
           that
           many
           or
           most
           of
           the
           Gathered
           Sepeate
           Churches
           may
           be
           fearful
           and
           jealous
           of
           us
           ,
           and
           so
           may
           be
           induced
           to
           Arms
           against
           us
           ;
           but
           we
           do
           again
           and
           again
           protest
           before
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           that
           we
           have
           no
           other
           purpose
           towards
           them
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           with
           us
           ,
           and
           we
           with
           them
           ,
           may
           be
           bound
           up
           as
           Friends
           and
           Brethren
           in
           the
           Common
           Cause
           of
           our
           Countrey
           ,
           that
           every
           
             English-man
          
           may
           have
           
             English
          
           Freedom
           and
           Right
           ;
           and
           we
           do
           not
           desire
           to
           wrong
           either
           Man
           ,
           Woman
           ,
           or
           Childe
           the
           worth
           of
           a
           Shooe-latchet
           :
           Therefore
           we
           hope
           you
           will
           first
           well
           advise
           before
           you
           proceed
           in
           a
           new
           War
           ,
           lest
           you
           bring
           not
           only
           your
           own
           ,
           but
           others
           blood
           on
           your
           heads
           (
           for
           we
           are
           resolved
           to
           prosecute
           this
           to
           the
           last
           drop
           of
           our
           blood
           .
           )
           The
           
             Case
             of
             England
          
           is
           laid
           before
           you
           ,
           
             our
             Laws
          
           and
           
             Liberties
             ,
          
           they
           are
           yours
           as
           well
           as
           ours
           ,
           and
           for
           which
           we
           have
           all
           engaged
           in
           the
           first
           War
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           so
           streightly
           vai●●d
           as
           to
           be
           set
           at
           stake
           against
           the
           private
           ends
           of
           some
           ambitious
           and
           corrupt
           persons
           :
           
             Salus
             Populi
             ,
             Suprema
             Lex
             ;
          
           Let
           the
           People
           live
           ,
           and
           their
           Enemies
           perish
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           we
           beseech
           you
           ,
           we
           conjure
           you
           as
           
             English
          
           men
           ,
           to
           stand
           by
           your
           
             Native
          
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           your
           Countreys
           Cause
           :
           Our
           voyce
           is
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           no
           other
           than
           the
           Consent
           and
           Voyce
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           
             A
             New
             Free
             Parliament
             ,
             A
             New
             Free
             Parliament
             ;
          
           it
           is
           the
           
             English
          
           mans
           
             main
             Birthright
             ,
          
           which
           we
           are
           resolved
           to
           put
           the
           People
           in
           possession
           of
           ,
           or
           to
           perish
           with
           our
           Swords
           in
           our
           hands
           .
           But
           if
           you
           will
           not
           joyn
           ,
           but
           degenerate
           ,
           we
           hope
           nothwithstanding
           (
           by
           Gods
           blessing
           )
           to
           carry
           on
           this
           Work
           :
           Yet
           to
           that
           just
           and
           glorious
           Work
           we
           may
           challenge
           your
           concurrence
           ,
           it
           being
           your
           duty
           as
           well
           as
           ours
           to
           endevour
           the
           procurement
           thereof
           :
           And
           therefore
           to
           you
           make
           it
           our
           Proposall
           ,
           to
           your
           
             Militia
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           People
           ,
           for
           the
           prevention
           of
           a
           New
           War
           ,
           and
           the
           effusion
           of
           
             English
          
           blood
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           be
           Instrumental
           with
           us
           for
           the
           speedy
           Election
           of
           a
           
             New
             Free
             Parliament
             ,
          
           for
           the
           ends
           aforesaid
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           interim
           all
           hostility
           to
           be
           forborn
           ▪
           and
           that
           a
           day
           may
           be
           appointed
           ,
           and
           the
           People
           suffered
           to
           go
           to
           their
           free
           Elections
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           quietly
           submit
           unto
           their
           Authority
           ;
           heartily
           desiring
           that
           all
           revenge
           ,
           division
           ,
           rancor
           ,
           and
           animositie
           of
           spirit
           may
           be
           for
           ever
           buried
           in
           one
           General
           
             Act
             of
             Oblivion
             ;
          
           And
           that
           all
           Parties
           ,
           Sects
           ,
           and
           Sorts
           (
           now
           jarring
           ,
           and
           making
           up
           interests
           one
           against
           another
           )
           may
           reconcile
           ,
           cement
           ,
           and
           concenter
           in
           the
           common
           Brotherhood
           of
           
             English
          
           Freedome
           and
           Right
           ;
           in
           and
           for
           which
           we
           are
        
         
           
             Sir
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               .
            
          
           
             
               SIR
               ,
            
          
           
             MY
             last
             to
             you
             of
             the
             second
             Instant
             I
             understand
             you
             have
             committed
             to
             open
             view
             ,
             the
             Publication
             whereof
             was
             of
             general
             Satisfaction
             to
             your
             Friends
             here
             ,
             and
             for
             which
             we
             all
             hold
             our selves
             obliged
             .
             I
             have
             sent
             you
             here
             inclosed
             An
             
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             from
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             Knights
             and
             Gentlemen
             engaged
             with
             me
             ,
             and
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             this
             further
             addition
             to
             your
             former
             many
             Favours
             ,
             that
             you
             would
             please
             to
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             upon
             you
             ,
             to
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             same
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             and
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             ,
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             undeceiving
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             amongst
             you
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             that
             are
             yet
             doubtful
             or
             unsatisfied
             in
             us
             .
             This
             Messenger
             will
             inform
             you
             of
             the
             present
             State
             and
             Condition
             of
             Affairs
             with
             us
             ,
             to
             whom
             I
             refer
             you
             .
             In
             hast
             I
             rest
             ,
          
           
             
               SIR
               ,
            
             
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               most
               affectionate
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