The Machavilian Cromwellist and hypocritical perfidious new statist discovering the most detestable falshood, dissimulation and Machavilian practices of L. G. Cromvvel and his confederates, whereby they have a long time abused and cheated both the houses, city and country; and the wicked and treasonable things they have done, and unwarrantable means they have used, to carry on their own ambitious designs.
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             The Machavilian Cromwellist and hypocritical perfidious new statist discovering the most detestable falshood, dissimulation and Machavilian practices of L. G. Cromvvel and his confederates, whereby they have a long time abused and cheated both the houses, city and country; and the wicked and treasonable things they have done, and unwarrantable means they have used, to carry on their own ambitious designs.
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           THE
           Machivilian
           Cromwellist
           AND
           Hypocritical
           perfidious
           New
           Statist
           :
           DISCOVERING
           The
           most
           detestable
           
             Falshood
             ,
             Dissimulation
          
           and
           
             Machivilian
             Practises
          
           of
           L.
           G.
           CROMVVEL
           and
           his
           CONFEDERATES
           ,
           whereby
           they
           have
           a
           long
           time
           abused
           and
           cheated
           both
           the
           Houses
           ,
           City
           and
           Country
           ;
           and
           the
           wicked
           and
           treasonable
           things
           they
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           unwarrantable
           means
           they
           have
           used
           to
           carry
           on
           their
           own
           ambitious
           Designs
           .
        
         
           
             Jan
             :
             10th
          
           Printed
           in
           the
           Year
           ,
           
             1648.
          
           
             1647
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           Machivilian
           Cromwellist
           AND
           
             Hypocritical
             perfidious
             New
             Statist
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           
             Machivilian
             Practises
          
           and
           
             Jesuitical
             Policies
          
           of
           the
           
             Cromwellists
          
           and
           
             Independent
             Confederacy
             ,
          
           in
           the
           
             Houses
             ,
             Army
             ,
             City
             and
             Country
             ,
          
           to
           accomplish
           their
           own
           
             ambitious
             ends
             ,
          
           and
           
             engross
             all
             power
          
           into
           their
           own
           
             hands
             ,
          
           by
           
             wicked
             ,
             unjust
             ,
          
           and
           most
           
             diabolical
             means
             ,
          
           have
           been
           sufficiently
           laid
           open
           to
           the
           world
           by
           Mr
           
             Edwards
          
           in
           his
           
             Gangraenaes
             ;
          
           and
           their
           own
           
             Champion
             ,
             Iohn
             Lilburn
             ,
          
           in
           his
           
             I●glers
             discovered
             ,
          
           his
           
             Letters
          
           to
           
             Cromwel
          
           and
           others
           ;
           The
           
             Anatomy
             of
             the
             Army
             ;
          
           The
           
             Grand
             Design
          
           or
           
             Discovery
             of
             that
             form
             of
             Slavery
             intended
             ,
             and
             in
             part
             brought
             upon
             the
             free
             people
             of
             England
             ,
             by
             a
             powerful
             party
             in
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             L.
             G.
          
           Cromwel
           ,
           
             Commissary
             General
          
           Ireton
           ,
           
             and
             others
             of
             that
             Faction
             in
             the
             Army
             ;
             tending
             to
             the
             utter
             ruine
             and
             inslaving
             of
             the
             English
             Nation
             :
          
           and
           by
           other
           late
           printed
           
             Papers
          
           of
           their
           own
           Friends
           ,
           the
           
             Agitators
          
           in
           the
           
             Army
          
           and
           
             City
             ,
          
           who
           charge
           the
           Head
           of
           that
           Faction
           
             Cromwel
          
           (
           cryed
           up
           for
           the
           holiest
           Saint
           on
           earth
           without
           the
           least
           dissimulation
           ,
           guile
           or
           falshood
           )
           with
           these
           remarkable
           
             treasonable
             Hypocrisies
          
           and
           
             Contradictions
             ,
          
           detestable
           both
           to
           God
           and
           Men
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           With
           making
           many
           solemn
           and
           deep
           
             Protestations
          
           in
           the
           
             House
          
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           
             Almighty
          
           God
           ,
           upon
           his
           
             faith
          
           and
           
             honor
             ,
          
           that
           the
           
             Army
          
           should
           really
           disband
           when
           ●ver
           the
           
             House
          
           should
           give
           but
           the
           least
           order
           or
           intimation
           ;
           
           And
           yet
           at
           the
           same
           time
           giving
           
             secret
             order
          
           and
           directions
           to
           his
           
             Creatures
          
           in
           the
           
             Army
             ,
          
           not
           to
           
             disband
             upon
             any
             terms
             ,
          
           but
           to
           keep
           together
           and
           march
           up
           to
           
             London
          
           to
           force
           the
           
             Hous●●
          
           and
           
             City
             ,
          
           and
           compel
           them
           by
           fear
           to
           comply
           with
           all
           his
           unjust
           desires
           and
           designs
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           With
           plotting
           and
           ordering
           in
           his
           own
           Lodgings
           ,
           at
           a
           great
           meeting
           there
           on
           
             Monday
          
           night
           before
           
             Whitsonday
          
           last
           ,
           the
           securing
           of
           the
           
             Garrison
             ,
             Magazine
             ,
          
           and
           
             Train
             of
             Artillery
             at
             Oxford
             ▪
          
           seising
           the
           
             Kings
          
           own
           
             person
          
           at
           
             Holdenby
             ,
          
           and
           removing
           him
           thence
           into
           the
           Army
           ;
           and
           giving
           order
           to
           
             Cornet
             I●yce
             ,
          
           with
           is
           much
           
             speed
             and
             se●recy
             as
             might
             be
             ,
          
           to
           effect
           it
           ;
           which
           he
           accordingly
           did
           by
           his
           special
           direction
           ;
           and
           yet
           like
           a
           
             subtil
             Fox
             ▪
          
           prote●ted
           to
           the
           
             Hous●
             ,
          
           the
           
             King
          
           and
           
             others
             ,
          
           that
           it
           was
           done
           both
           
             without
             his
             Knowledg
             and
             approbation
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           With
           
             impeaching
          
           the
           XI
           
             Members
             ,
          
           and
           pressing
           theirs
           and
           o●hers
           suspent●on
           from
           the
           House
           before
           any
           
             charge
             or
             proof
             of
             guilt
          
           (
           contrary
           to
           all
           
             Law
             ,
          
           all
           rules
           of
           
             Iustice
             ▪
          
           and
           the
           
             Houses
             Votes
             )
          
           only
           to
           strengthen
           his
           own
           Faction
           in
           the
           
             House
             ,
          
           though
           he
           
             knew
          
           and
           
             acknowledged
          
           them
           to
           be
           
             innocent
          
           of
           the
           
             Crimes
          
           pretended
           ,
           in
           private
           :
           and
           yet
           exhibiting
           and
           printing
           a
           most
           
             false
          
           and
           
             scandalous
             Charge
          
           against
           them
           ,
           to
           wound
           their
           reputations
           in
           publick
           ,
           by
           charging
           them
           with
           such
           crimes
           ,
           of
           which
           he
           knew
           himself
           more
           guilty
           then
           they
           .
        
         
           4
           With
           charging
           the
           wel-affecting
           
             Lords
          
           and
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           who
           continued
           sitting
           and
           acting
           in
           the
           
             Houses
             ,
          
           when
           the
           
             Speakers
          
           and
           some
           
             Members
          
           (
           under
           pretext
           of
           a
           force
           past
           and
           ended
           some
           two
           or
           three
           days
           before
           their
           departing
           thence
           )
           by
           his
           
             Solications
          
           and
           
             Menaces
          
           treacherously
           withdrew
           themselves
           from
           the
           
             Houses
          
           to
           the
           
             Army
             ;
          
           and
           the
           
             Militia
             ,
             Common
             Councel
             ,
          
           and
           Citizens
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           for
           providing
           only
           for
           their
           own
           
             self-defence
          
           by
           
             Votes
          
           and
           
             Ordinances
          
           of
           both
           
             Houses
             ;
          
           with
           no
           less
           then
           
             Treason
             ,
          
           in
           
             levying
             a
             New
             War
             against
             the
             King
             .
             Parliament
             and
             Kingdom
             :
          
           When
           as
           he
           and
           his
           
             Confederates
          
           only
           were
           truly
           guilty
           of
           it
           ,
           both
           in
           seising
           upon
           the
           
             Kings
          
           own
           
             person
          
           and
           rescu●ng
           him
           from
           the
           
             Commissioners
          
           of
           both
           
             Houses
          
           by
           a
           strong
           party
           of
           the
           Army
           ;
           in
           causing
           the
           whole
           Army
           to
           march
           up
           to
           
             London
          
           in
           a
           
             warlike
             and
             assailing
             posture
          
           against
           the
           
             Houses
          
           express
           Orders
           ,
           and
           forcing
           them
           to
           
           repeal
           their
           
             Votes
             ,
             Ordinances
             ,
          
           and
           
             yeeld
          
           up
           their
           
             Members
          
           to
           their
           fury
           ;
           and
           after
           that
           ,
           in
           marching
           up
           with
           the
           Army
           it self
           to
           the
           Houses
           doors
           ,
           and
           City
           ,
           in
           triumph
           ,
           against
           the
           
             Houses
          
           express
           
             Letters
          
           and
           
             Orders
             ,
          
           with
           the
           fugitive
           
             Members
          
           whom
           they
           engaged
           to
           live
           and
           dye
           with
           them
           in
           that
           quarrel
           ,
           and
           in
           possessing
           themselves
           of
           all
           the
           
             Works
          
           and
           
             Forts
          
           about
           
             Westminster
          
           and
           of
           the
           
             Tower
          
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           removing
           the
           City
           Guards
           ,
           and
           setting
           new
           of
           their
           own
           upon
           the
           H●uses
           ;
           marching
           through
           the
           City
           with
           their
           whole
           Army
           ,
           like
           Conquerors
           ,
           and
           then
           throwing
           down
           their
           Line
           and
           Forts
           ,
           fi●st
           raised
           for
           the
           Houses
           defence
           ,
           in
           a
           most
           scornful
           manner
           ,
           and
           bele●guring
           the
           dis●rmed
           
             King
             ,
             City
          
           and
           
             Houses
          
           ever
           since
           ,
           with
           the
           whole
           body
           of
           the
           Army
           (
           which
           they
           have
           doubly
           rec●uited
           to
           the
           peoples
           infinite
           oppression
           )
           to
           captivate
           them
           all
           to
           their
           tyrannical
           pleasures
           :
           Which
           is
           a
           treasonable
           
             levying
             of
             War
             ,
          
           and
           
             High
             Treason
          
           in
           good
           earnest
           ,
           uncapable
           of
           excuse
           ,
           transcending
           that
           of
           the
           impeached
           Members
           and
           Cit●zens
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           With
           forcing
           the
           Houses
           to
           pass
           an
           
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           on
           the
           20.
           of
           
             August
          
           last
           ,
           
             for
             declaring
             all
             Votes
             ,
             Orders
             and
             Ordinances
             ,
             passed
             in
             one
             or
             both
             Houses
             ,
             since
             the
             force
             on
             both
          
           Houses
           ,
           
             Iuly
             the
          
           26.
           until
           the
           6.
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           to
           be
           
             null
             and
             voyd
             ;
          
           by
           reason
           of
           a
           
             force
          
           upon
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           by
           a
           company
           of
           
             unarmed
             boys
             and
             apprentice●
             ,
          
           only
           on
           
             Iuly
          
           26.
           towards
           the
           Evening
           ;
           who
           vanished
           that
           night
           and
           never
           appeared
           after
           :
           notwithstanding
           the
           Speaker
           and
           Commons
           House
           met
           and
           sate
           the
           very
           n●xt
           morning
           without
           any
           disturbance
           ,
           met
           securely
           a●
           the
           F●st
           the
           n●x●
           day
           in
           
             Margarets
          
           Church
           ,
           where
           the
           Speaker
           protested
           ,
           against
           the
           honor
           of
           his
           going
           to
           the
           Army
           under
           pretext
           of
           this
           forc●
           ,
           as
           a
           most
           
             dishonorable
          
           and
           
             unworthy
          
           act
           ,
           which
           he
           would
           rather
           dye
           in
           the
           House
           ,
           then
           be
           guilty
           of
           ,
           to
           Sir
           
             Ralph
             Ashton
          
           and
           other●
           ;
           and
           the
           Friday
           following
           most
           of
           the
           Memb●rs
           met
           ,
           elected
           a
           new
           Speaker
           ,
           and
           voted
           and
           sate
           without
           the
           least
           violence
           or
           disturb●nce
           from
           the
           City
           ;
           til
           the
           sixth
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           and
           passed
           all
           Votes
           ,
           O●ders
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           freely
           without
           any
           colour
           of
           force
           ;
           upon
           which
           grounds
           this
           Ordinance
           of
           repeal
           ,
           after
           long
           debate
           ▪
           was
           by
           the
           major
           voyce
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           passed
           
             four
             or
             five
             times
             in
             the
             Negative
             ,
          
           and
           layd
           aside
           ,
           and
           so
           ought
           not
           by
           the
           Rules
           of
           Parliament
           or
           Justic●
           
           to
           be
           revived
           .
           And
           yet
           he
           and
           his
           Confederates
           enforce
           the
           Houses
           to
           pass
           this
           repealing
           Ordinance
           upon
           a
           meet
           pretence
           of
           force
           ,
           by
           a
           f●r
           greater
           armed
           force
           and
           violence
           then
           that
           of
           the
           
             Apprentices
             ,
          
           which
           they
           made
           the
           only
           ground
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           of
           nullity
           and
           repeal
           ,
           enforced
           to
           pass
           against
           the
           haire
           in
           this
           manner
           .
           First
           ,
           by
           a
           Treasonable
           
             Remonstrance
          
           from
           
             his
             Evcellency
          
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             and
             the
             Army
             under
             his
             command
             ,
          
           sent
           to
           the
           Houses
           from
           the
           Head-quarters
           at
           
             Kingston
             ,
          
           August
           19.
           (
           but
           dated
           the
           18.
           )
           in
           which
           
             p.
          
           18.
           they
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             carrying
             it
             in
             the
             Negative
             against
             this
             Nulling
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           and
           thereupon
           used
           such
           high
           and
           
             treasonable
          
           Menaces
           and
           
             Expressions
             against
             the
             Members
             continuing
             in
             it
             during
             the
             Speakers
             absence
             ,
          
           as
           no
           age
           nor
           persons
           ever
           heard
           or
           read
           the
           like
           ;
           threatning
           
             to
             take
             them
             as
             prisoners
             of
             War
             ,
             and
             try
             them
             by
             Martial
             Law
             ;
             inhibiting
             them
             or
             any
             of
             them
             ,
             to
             intrude
             themselves
             to
             sit
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             til
             they
             had
             cleared
             themselves
             from
             giving
             their
             assent
             to
             any
             of
             the
             Votes
             ,
             Orders
             or
             Ordinances
             ,
             past
             in
             the
             Speakers
             absence
             ,
             and
             to
             take
             speedy
             and
             effectual
             courses
             to
             restrain
             them
             from
             being
             their
             own
             ,
             theirs
             ,
             and
             the
             Kingdoms
             Iudges
             ,
             and
             to
             bring
             them
             to
             condign
             punishment
             .
          
           Secondly
           ,
           they
           put
           double
           Guards
           the
           next
           day
           upon
           both
           Houses
           ,
           who
           openly
           threatned
           at
           the
           Doors
           ,
           to
           
             pull
             out
             all
             the
             Members
             by
             head
             and
             shoulders
             that
             sate
             and
             voted
             in
             the
             Speakers
             absence
             ,
          
           if
           they
           presumed
           to
           
             intrude
             themselves
             ,
          
           or
           but
           enter
           into
           the
           House
           ;
           Whereupon
           more
           Members
           by
           fear
           refr●ined
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           went
           presently
           out
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           then
           those
           who
           fled
           to
           the
           Army
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           all
           the
           Officers
           ,
           that
           were
           Members
           ,
           came
           that
           morning
           from
           the
           Army
           into
           the
           House
           ,
           where
           
             Cromwel
          
           and
           they
           made
           very
           high
           and
           
             menacing
             speech●s
          
           which
           da●nted
           many
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           Colonel
           
             Desborough
          
           came
           with
           a
           party
           of
           1000
           Horse
           drawn
           up
           in
           a
           body
           to
           
             Hidepark-Corner
             ,
          
           threatning
           to
           force
           both
           the
           Houses
           and
           Members
           ,
           if
           this
           
             Ordinance
          
           passed
           not
           .
           And
           by
           this
           Treasonable
           
             force
             ,
             ●ractise
          
           and
           
             Declaration
             ,
          
           was
           this
           
             nullifying
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           against
           a
           thousand-fold
           less
           force
           ,
           forced
           to
           pass
           the
           House
           when
           thin
           ●nd
           empty
           ,
           by
           head
           and
           shoulders
           ,
           against
           the
           Rules
           and
           Freedom
           of
           
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           through
           a
           thin
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           wh●n
           most
           of
           the
           Members
           were
           kept
           and
           driven
           away
           forcibly
           
           from
           it
           ,
           by
           the
           whole
           
             Army
          
           and
           their
           
             Guards
             ,
          
           And
           to
           evidence
           to
           all
           the
           world
           &
           posterity
           ,
           that
           this
           Ordinance
           was
           wrested
           from
           the
           Houses
           by
           
             meer
             violence
             ,
          
           it
           was
           even
           then
           by
           
             Special
             Order
          
           of
           the
           
             Houses
             ,
          
           printed
           and
           published
           with
           that
           
             Treasonable
             thundering
             Declaration
          
           against
           the
           
             House
          
           and
           
             Members
          
           which
           procured
           it
           ;
           dated
           the
           18
           ,
           sent
           the
           19
           ,
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           and
           read
           that
           day
           and
           the
           next
           in
           the
           
             Houses
             ,
          
           and
           the
           same
           day
           (
           being
           the
           20th
           )
           compelled
           the
           House
           to
           pass
           it
           .
           Which
           
             Ordinance
          
           declaring
           all
           
             Votes
             ,
             Orders
          
           and
           
             Ordinances
             of
             one
             or
             both
             Houses
             to
             be
             null
             and
             voyd
             ,
             if
             procured
             by
             force
             ,
          
           being
           thus
           more
           forcibly
           procured
           then
           any
           it
           repe●lled
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           
             Felo
             de
             se
             ,
          
           and
           declare
           it self
           to
           be
           more
           voyd
           and
           null
           then
           they
           ;
           which
           being
           for
           the
           most
           part
           made
           ,
           when
           the
           Houses
           were
           free
           by
           a
           unanimous
           Vote
           ,
           without
           any
           division
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           will
           remain
           firm
           and
           valid
           ;
           notwithstanding
           this
           new
           forc●d
           
             Ordinance
             ,
          
           promoted
           and
           carried
           on
           ,
           ●il
           i
           passed
           with
           greater
           force
           then
           any
           it
           repeals
           .
        
         
           Besides
           these
           detestable
           
             Machivilian
          
           and
           
             Hipocritical
             practises
          
           of
           
             Cromwel
          
           and
           his
           
             Confederat●s
             ,
          
           be
           pleased
           to
           consider
           only
           of
           three
           or
           four
           more
           ;
           which
           wil
           manifest
           them
           the
           greatest
           
             Machivillists
          
           and
           
             Hipocrites
          
           under
           heaven
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           credited
           or
           confided
           in
           hereafter
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           first
           is
           ,
           his
           gulling
           and
           deluding
           his
           own
           
             Confederates
          
           and
           
             Creatures
             ,
          
           the
           busie
           
             Agitators
          
           imployed
           by
           him
           ,
           to
           mutiny
           the
           
             Army
          
           into
           publike
           Rebellion
           ;
           who
           underwent
           the
           greatest
           adventure
           with
           the
           hazard
           of
           their
           necks
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           his
           designs
           upon
           the
           
             King
             ,
             Parliament
          
           and
           
             City
             ,
          
           who
           having
           served
           his
           turn
           ;
           he
           now
           most
           ung●atefully
           casheers
           ,
           and
           endeavours
           to
           suppress
           ,
           ●postatizing
           from
           his
           first
           principles
           and
           pretences
           of
           seeking
           the
           Kingdoms
           welfare
           and
           peoples
           Freedom
           ,
           to
           advance
           himself
           ,
           his
           kindered
           and
           allies
           ,
           though
           with
           the
           Kingdoms
           and
           
             Agitators
          
           ruin
           ,
           playing
           the
           meer
           
             Jugler
             ,
          
           and
           
             Hocus-Pocus
          
           with
           them
           ;
           as
           their
           
             Advocates
             ,
             Lilburn
             ,
             Henry
             Martin
             ,
             Scot
          
           and
           
             Rainsborough
          
           complain
           most
           bitterly
           ,
           and
           others
           of
           their
           
             Fraternity
             ,
          
           in
           sundry
           of
           their
           Pasquills
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           2d
           is
           ,
           his
           and
           his
           
             Confed●rates
          
           treachery
           and
           villany
           towards
           the
           
             Lord
             Mayor
             ,
             Alder●en
          
           and
           imprisoned
           Citizens
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           though
           they
           promised
           all
           
             fair
             quarter
          
           indempnity
           
           and
           security
           of
           their
           first
           approaches
           to
           ,
           and
           match
           through
           the
           City
           in
           triumph
           ;
           yet
           soon
           after
           they
           cause
           them
           suddenly
           to
           be
           impeached
           of
           high
           Treason
           ,
           committed
           to
           the
           
             Tower
          
           and
           other
           prisons
           ;
           expell
           the
           
             Recorder
          
           (
           without
           any
           legal
           proof
           or
           hearing
           ,
           from
           a
           sudden
           Report
           from
           a
           packed
           Committee
           of
           those
           who
           engaged
           with
           the
           Army
           )
           out
           of
           the
           
             House
             ,
          
           and
           send
           him
           to
           the
           
             Tower
          
           to
           accompany
           the
           
             Mayor
          
           and
           
             Aldermen
             ,
          
           where
           they
           yet
           detain
           them
           prisoners
           without
           any
           further
           prosecution
           ;
           and
           all
           this
           to
           bring
           in
           an
           
             Independent
             Lord
             Mayor
             ,
             Aldermen
             ,
          
           and
           others
           of
           their
           own
           F●ction
           ,
           into
           their
           pl●ces
           ,
           and
           keep
           them
           from
           acting
           in
           the
           City
           ,
           and
           being
           chosen
           into
           publike
           Offices
           ;
           In
           pursuance
           of
           which
           design
           ,
           he
           and
           they
           have
           endeavoured
           ,
           and
           lately
           threatned
           ,
           to
           bring
           up
           the
           Army
           to
           quarter
           in
           the
           City
           this
           Winter
           ,
           under
           pretext
           of
           levying
           Arrears
           ;
           but
           in
           truth
           to
           bring
           in
           what
           Common-Councel-men
           ,
           and
           other
           Officers
           they
           pleased
           ,
           of
           their
           own
           Faction
           ,
           upon
           the
           New
           Elections
           ,
           and
           make
           
             Allen
          
           and
           
             E●●wick
             Aldermen
             ;
          
           That
           being
           prevented
           of
           this
           design
           ,
           Mr
           
             Speaker
          
           must
           discover
           a
           New
           
             Plot
          
           to
           seize
           upon
           the
           
             Tower
          
           by
           a
           company
           of
           
             horse
          
           and
           
             foot
          
           (
           who
           must
           drop
           out
           of
           the
           clouds
           )
           &
           the
           
             Houses
          
           too
           ;
           to
           bring
           up
           the
           Army
           to
           guard
           them
           til
           the
           new
           elections
           be
           past
           .
           But
           this
           not
           taking
           ,
           and
           proving
           as
           false
           as
           he
           that
           discovered
           it
           ,
           there
           upon
           a
           new
           Ordinance
           must
           be
           suddainly
           drawn
           up
           ,
           and
           passed
           in
           a
           moment
           before
           any
           notice
           of
           it
           ,
           to
           deprive
           the
           City
           and
           Citizens
           of
           their
           free
           elections
           of
           their
           City
           Officers
           and
           Common
           Councell
           men
           ,
           and
           make
           many
           of
           the
           best
           affected
           among
           them
           ,
           who
           had
           any
           hand
           in
           the
           
             Cities
             Engagement
          
           &c.
           uncapable
           to
           be
           elected
           themselves
           ,
           or
           give
           any
           voyce
           in
           the
           election
           of
           others
           ;
           to
           exclude
           the
           
             Presbyterians
          
           and
           
             Anti-Sectarists
             ,
          
           and
           bring
           in
           a
           New
           
             Independent
          
           recruit
           of
           
             Cromwels
          
           and
           the
           
             Armies
             Confederates
             ,
          
           to
           undo
           and
           betray
           the
           
             City
             ,
             Parliament
          
           and
           
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           and
           enthrall
           them
           to
           their
           bondage
           ;
           which
           their
           Confederacies
           ,
           Engagements
           and
           Treasons
           against
           the
           King
           ,
           Houses
           ,
           City
           and
           Kingdom
           ,
           must
           make
           them
           capable
           of
           all
           Offices
           and
           Preferments
           ,
           and
           disable
           them
           from
           none
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           3d
           is
           ▪
           his
           and
           his
           Confederates
           in
           the
           Armies
           damn●ble
           Hypocrisie
           and
           Dissimulation
           ▪
           both
           towards
           the
           
             Houses
             ,
          
           
           
             City
          
           and
           
             Country
             ,
          
           and
           ●eer
           che●ting
           them
           of
           their
           money
           ●nd
           free
           quarter
           .
           At
           first
           he
           and
           th●y
           pretended
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           Houses
           and
           City
           advanced
           but
           so
           many
           moneths
           pay
           for
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           they
           should
           all
           presently
           disband
           ,
           and
           not
           trouble
           the
           Country
           more
           with
           Free
           quarter
           or
           Taxes
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           would
           pay
           their
           quarters
           out
           of
           it
           .
           Whereupon
           the
           pay
           desired
           ,
           was
           sent
           and
           received
           ,
           and
           yet
           never
           a
           Souldier
           disbanded
           ,
           but
           new
           recruits
           ,
           even
           of
           
             Cavaleers
          
           against
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           entertained
           without
           the
           Houses
           Order
           ,
           nay
           against
           it
           ;
           and
           no
           quarters
           at
           all
           discharged
           :
           Since
           which
           ,
           upon
           sundry
           complaints
           of
           the
           Countries
           oppression
           by
           free
           quarter
           ,
           they
           have
           four
           or
           five
           several
           times
           ,
           at
           least
           upon
           receipt
           of
           so
           many
           weeks
           pay
           set
           down
           ,
           faithfully
           engaged
           to
           disb●nd
           their
           supernumer●ry
           Forces
           ,
           lessen
           the
           Army
           ,
           and
           pay
           their
           quarters
           ;
           yet
           no
           sooner
           is
           the
           money
           desired
           ,
           received
           ▪
           but
           they
           refuse
           to
           do
           either
           ,
           and
           grow
           more
           high
           and
           insolent
           in
           their
           demands
           then
           ever
           ▪
           and
           more
           oppressive
           to
           the
           Country
           .
           At
           the
           last
           general
           
             R●nd●zvouz
          
           ▪
           they
           made
           the
           like
           promise
           of
           disbanding
           and
           paying
           quarters
           ,
           upon
           the
           recipt
           of
           forty
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           which
           with
           much
           difficulty
           was
           procured
           and
           sent
           (
           though
           the
           Forces
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           in
           great
           want
           ,
           and
           a●●●uall
           hard
           service
           against
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           are
           like
           to
           perish
           for
           want
           of
           pay
           ,
           while
           these
           
             Idle
             droans
          
           devour
           all
           the
           money
           the
           Houses
           can
           rake
           up
           by
           any
           means
           )
           and
           thereupon
           some
           supernumerary
           Forces
           and
           Recruits
           were
           actually
           disbanded
           ,
           and
           word
           sent
           of
           it
           to
           the
           House
           ▪
           but
           within
           a
           day
           or
           two
           they
           were
           all
           ag●in
           entertained
           ,
           and
           others
           to
           boot
           ,
           by
           Ord●r
           from
           the
           
             General
          
           and
           
             Councell
             of
             War
             ,
          
           co●rary
           to
           their
           
             E●gagement
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Houses
          
           Order
           ;
           and
           not
           one
           penny
           payd
           the
           Country
           for
           ●●ee
           quarter●
           and
           within
           two
           or
           three
           days
           after
           ,
           a
           
             new
             Repres●ntation
          
           (
           ful
           of
           Arrogancy
           and
           Insufferable
           language
           )
           must
           be
           sent
           ▪
           to
           the
           Houses
           ,
           wherein
           they
           demand
           the
           sixty
           thousand
           pounds
           monethly
           tax
           ,
           to
           be
           augmented
           to
           one
           hundred
           thousand
           ;
           justify
           their
           not
           disba●ding
           the
           supernumeraries
           ,
           augmented
           by
           them
           now
           to
           such
           a
           number
           ▪
           that
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           can
           neither
           pay
           ,
           nor
           qu●rter
           them
           without
           ruin
           .
           And
           now
           they
           make
           dem●nds
           of
           new
           sums
           ,
           and
           then
           th●y
           wil
           obey
           the
           Houses
           Orders
           just
           as
           they
           did
           before
           ;
           and
           thus
           they
           cheat
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
             City
          
           and
           
           
             Country
          
           of
           their
           money
           ,
           and
           free
           quarter
           too
           ;
           and
           though
           they
           pretend
           themselves
           no
           
             Mercenary
             people
             ,
          
           but
           publike
           spirited
           
             Saints
             ,
          
           who
           regard
           no
           pay
           but
           higher
           ends
           ;
           yet
           they
           stick
           not
           impudently
           to
           press
           the
           Houses
           over
           and
           over
           ,
           against
           their
           Votes
           ,
           and
           vote
           it
           in
           their
           
             Councel
             of
             War
          
           in
           opposition
           to
           all
           the
           
             Houses
             ;
          
           That
           all
           
             Deans
          
           and
           
             Chapters
             ,
             Lands
             ,
             Forrest-Lands
             ,
          
           the
           remainder
           of
           
             Bishops
             Lands
          
           sh●l
           be
           sold
           ,
           the
           fines
           of
           the
           Impeached
           Cit●zens
           ,
           and
           Lords
           (
           whose
           only
           Treason
           is
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           Rich
           and
           Faithful
           to
           their
           Country
           ,
           and
           opposite
           to
           their
           real
           Treasons
           )
           and
           the
           third
           pa●t
           of
           all
           
             Delinquents
             ,
          
           of
           the
           Exc●se
           too
           ,
           in
           course
           ,
           designed
           for
           payment
           of
           their
           
             pretended
             Arrears
             ,
          
           since
           their
           refusal
           to
           disb●nd
           ▪
           and
           yet
           must
           have
           one
           hundered
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           moneth
           levyed
           on
           the
           
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           besides
           ,
           for
           present
           pay
           ,
           to
           maintain
           them
           in
           their
           mutinies
           and
           Rebellions
           ,
           and
           ruin
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
             King
             ,
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           and
           dying
           
             Ireland
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           His
           detestable
           malicious
           Charg●ng
           the
           
             XI
             Impeached
             Members
          
           most
           falsly
           ,
           
             with
          
           
             *
          
           
             holding
             private
             intelligence
             with
             the
             Kings
             party
             ,
             drawing
             up
             and
             sending
             Propositions
             privately
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             for
             settling
             of
             a
             peace
             without
             the
             Houses
             privity
             ;
             holding
             Correspondency
             with
             disaffected
             persons
             ,
             to
             put
             conditions
             up-the
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             bring
             in
             the
             King
             upon
             their
             own
             terms
             ;
             undertaking
             to
             do
             more
             for
             the
             King
             then
             the
             Army
             would
             do
             ;
             obstructing
             the
             relief
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             favouring
             Delinquents
             and
             Malignants
             ,
             giving
             no
             accompt
             for
             the
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             they
             received
             ,
             driven
             away
             the
             Parliament
             Members
             .
          
           And
           thereupon
           by
           violent
           m●ans
           enforced
           them
           to
           quit
           the
           House
           (
           and
           some
           of
           them
           the
           Kingdom
           too
           )
           though
           innocent
           ,
           and
           not
           convicted
           of
           any
           of
           those
           crimes
           .
           And
           yet
           himself
           and
           his
           Creatures
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           at
           the
           self
           same
           time
           and
           ever
           since
           ,
           holding
           private
           intelligence
           with
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Party
           ;
           admitting
           them
           into
           the
           Armies
           quarters
           ,
           and
           there
           keeping
           Cabinet
           Counsels
           with
           the
           chiefest
           of
           them
           ,
           drawing
           up
           ,
           and
           sending
           Propositions
           privatly
           to
           the
           King
           without
           the
           Houses
           privity
           ▪
           holding
           correspondency
           with
           Sir
           
             Edw.
             Ford
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Bently
             Ashburnham
             ,
             Legg●
             ,
          
           Dr
           
             Hammond
             ,
          
           Dr
           
             Sheldon
             ,
          
           and
           other
           desperate
           
             Malignants
             ,
          
           and
           confederating
           with
           them
           to
           put
           conditions
           on
           the
           Houses
           ,
           and
           bring
           in
           the
           
             King
          
           upon
           his
           own
           terms
           ;
           undertaking
           to
           do
           
           more
           for
           the
           
             King
          
           then
           the
           
             Scots
          
           or
           
             Presbyterians
             ,
          
           removing
           him
           from
           
             Hampton
             Court
          
           to
           the
           
             Isle
          
           of
           
             Wight
          
           (
           put
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           Colonel
           
             Hammond
          
           for
           that
           purpose
           some
           moneths
           before
           )
           to
           accomplish
           his
           designs
           the
           better
           ;
           obstructed
           
             Irelands
          
           relief
           bo●h
           with
           men
           and
           money
           almost
           a
           year
           together
           ,
           and
           intercepting
           all
           the
           moneys
           ,
           that
           should
           now
           supply
           the
           pressing
           necessities
           ,
           to
           pay
           his
           mutinous
           idle
           Army
           ,
           for
           undoing
           the
           K●ngdom
           and
           eating
           out
           the
           Country
           ▪
           pleaded
           openly
           in
           the
           House
           for
           the
           exemption
           of
           the
           greatest
           
             Malignants
          
           in
           Arms
           out
           of
           the
           first
           and
           second
           Articles
           ,
           because
           the
           Army
           had
           (
           without
           the
           Houses
           privity
           )
           engaged
           to
           mitigate
           their
           fines
           and
           interceed
           in
           their
           favor
           ,
           though
           they
           aggravate
           the
           pretended
           offences
           of
           the
           injuriously
           impeached
           Lords
           and
           Citizens
           to
           the
           highest
           ,
           pressed
           their
           exemption
           out
           of
           the
           general
           pardon
           and
           Act
           of
           Oblivion
           ;
           and
           desire
           the
           confiscation
           of
           their
           whole
           estates
           :
           hath
           hither●o
           given
           no
           Accompt
           of
           the
           vast
           sums
           of
           Money
           ,
           Horse
           and
           Arms
           he
           hath
           received
           from
           the
           State
           ,
           professing
           that
           he
           cannot
           do
           it
           :
           and
           driven
           many
           of
           the
           faithfullest
           
             Parliament
             Members
          
           both
           out
           of
           the
           House
           and
           King●om
           .
           And
           therefore
           deserves
           to
           be
           susp●nded
           ,
           imprisoned
           ,
           cast
           out
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           driven
           out
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           as
           a
           most
           
             Treacherous
             Impostor
             and
             Traytor
          
           to
           the
           
             Parliament
             ,
             City
             and
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           whose
           ruine
           he
           endevors
           ,
           to
           prevent
           his
           own
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           Faith
           ,
           Honesty
           ,
           Sincerity
           and
           plain
           dealing
           of
           these
           
             Cromwellists
          
           and
           
             Machivilian
             Saints
             ;
          
           the
           infamy
           of
           the
           
             Gospel
             ;
          
           the
           shame
           of
           
             Christianity
             ;
          
           the
           Sinks
           of
           all
           
             Hypocrisie
             ,
             Fraud
             and
             Treachery
             ,
          
           and
           
             unsatiable
             Gulfs
             of
             avarice
             ,
          
           whose
           
             consciences
          
           are
           now
           so
           
             free
          
           and
           
             large
             ,
          
           that
           they
           can
           
             swallow
             down
          
           the
           g●eatest
           sins
           ,
           contrive
           and
           carry
           on
           the
           gross●st
           
             Villanies
          
           and
           
             Treasons
          
           against
           their
           King
           and
           Country
           ,
           Church
           and
           State
           ;
           betray
           and
           impe●ch
           their
           best
           and
           dearest
           Friends
           ,
           blow
           up
           
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           make
           use
           of
           any
           
             Iesuitical
             Policies
             ,
          
           an●unlawful
           
             means
          
           and
           instruments
           ,
           to
           accomplish
           their
           exemplary
           ,
           temporal
           and
           eternal
           ruine
           ,
           if
           they
           repent
           not
           speedily
           ,
           which
           God
           give
           them
           Grace
           to
           do
           in
           time
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A91217e-130
           
             *
             The
             Particular
             Charge
             of
             the
             Army
             .