A necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections
      
       
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             A necessary and seasonable caution, concerning elections
             L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704, attributed name.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1660]
          
           
             Anonymous; attributed to Roger L'Estrange.
             Place of publication from Wing.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 24. 1659".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800.
           Church of England -- Government -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           A
           Necessary
           and
           Seasonable
           Caution
           ,
           concerning
           Elections
           .
        
         
           THe
           miserable
           dissettlement
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           arising
           principally
           from
           Abuse
           of
           Trust
           ,
           practised
           by
           those
           Persons
           ,
           whom
           we
           chose
           to
           Represent
           the
           People
           ;
           it
           concerns
           us
           now
           at
           last
           ,
           to
           provide
           warily
           against
           future
           Inconveniences
           ,
           by
           a
           more
           diligent
           Examination
           ,
           and
           Knowledge
           of
           those
           we
           elect
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           .
           We
           find
           the
           
             Nation
             Impoverished
             ;
          
           the
           
             Government
          
           both
           of
           
             Church
          
           and
           
             State
             dissolved
             ;
          
           and
           all
           the
           
             Supports
          
           of
           a
           
             Publique
             Magistracy
             devoured
             ,
          
           by
           those
           very
           people
           ,
           who
           instead
           of
           Freeing
           us
           from
           small
           and
           few
           miscariages
           ,
           have
           notoriously
           exercised
           over
           us
           (
           themselves
           )
           the
           greatest
           oppressions
           Imaginable
           .
           For
           prevention
           of
           the
           like
           evils
           hereafter
           ,
           we
           are
           to
           be
           very
           wary
           how
           we
           chose
           ;
           —
           
             
               1.
               
               Such
               Persons
               as
               
                 Preach
              
               without
               a
               
                 Call
                 ,
              
               and
               deliver
               the
               
                 Delusions
              
               of
               
                 Satan
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               
                 Inspirations
              
               of
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Spirit
                 ;
                 (
                 We
                 may
                 know
                 the
                 Tree
                 by
                 its
                 Fruits
                 .
                 )
              
            
             
               2.
               
               Such
               as
               either
               out
               of
               
                 Fear
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Interest
                 ,
              
               Sacrifice
               the
               
                 Publique
                 Good
              
               to
               
                 Passion
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Benefit
                 ,
              
               shifting
               from
               Party
               ,
               to
               Party
               ;
               This
               Day
               ,
               for
               the
               
                 King
                 and
                 Parliament
                 ;
              
               the
               next
               ,
               
                 Pensioners
                 to
                 the
                 Protectour
                 ;
              
               the
               
                 Third
              
               for
               the
               
                 Rump
                 ;
              
               the
               
                 Fourth
                 ,
              
               for
               any
               thing
               that
               comes
               next
               .
               Under
               this
               notion
               ,
               I
               comprize
               such
               as
               make
               use
               of
               a
               
                 Parliament-Privilege
                 to
                 elude
                 Creditours
                 ,
                 to
                 detain
                 ill-gotten
                 Possessions
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               put
               themselves
               out
               of
               the
               
                 Reach
              
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 ;
              
               thereby
               hindering
               the
               due
               course
               of
               Proceedings
               against
               them
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               And
               lastly
               ,
               take
               heed
               of
               choosing
               any
               Persons
               that
               have
               already
               falsified
               their
               Trust
               ,
               —
               by
               engaging
               in
               
                 Illegal
                 Close
                 Committees
                 :
              
               —
               In
               any
               Relation
               whatsoever
               of
               
                 Malice
              
               towards
               the
               
                 Late
                 King
              
               —
               in
               
                 Purchasers
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Sellers
              
               of
               the
               
                 Publique
                 Revenues
                 :
              
               —
               In
               
                 Vsurped
                 Impositions
              
               upon
               the
               People
               .
               In
               short
               ,
               such
               ,
               as
               have
               at
               the
               Price
               of
               an
               Universal
               Ruine
               ,
               enriched
               themselves
               ;
               and
               
                 layd
              
               the
               
                 Foundations
              
               of
               
                 their
                 New
                 Babel
                 ,
              
               in
               
                 Sacrilege
                 ,
                 Perjury
                 ,
                 Murther
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Treason
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           This
           may
           suffice
           for
           a
           Caution
           to
           all
           such
           ,
           as
           are
           not
           resolved
           upon
           
             Beggery
             ,
          
           and
           
             Bondage
             .