A letter to the Lord General Monck in answer to His Excellencies letter unto the gentry of Devon which also relates to the secluded members, grievances of the citizens of London, Sir George Booth, and nations in generall. C. E. 1660 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A39286 Wing E6 ESTC R3844 12786513 ocm 12786513 93887

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eng Delamer, George Booth, -- Baron, 1622-1684. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Sources. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2006-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-09 Sampled and proofread 2006-09 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A LETTER to the Lord General Monck In anſwer to his Excellencies LETTER unto the Gentry of Devon; which alſo relates to the ſecluded Members, grievances of the Citizens of London, Sir George Booth, and Nations in Generall. May it pleaſe your Excellency,

HAving peruſed yours of the 21. of January from Leyceſter, unto the Gentry of Devon, I finde an expoſtulation or reaſoning of the caſe in reference to our preſent diſtractions, and extream grievances of the people, then and every where remonſtrated unto you, Therefore, my Lord, ſince you have wiſdome to diſcover the ſeveral intereſts which you then mention to be interwoven both in Church, State, &c. It will alſo be as conſiderable to conſider that thoſe perſons are but few in reſpect to the whole, and they are onely thoſe who now obſtruct our peace, and cauſe the Nations thus to complaine; So that to make any concluſion with your Excellency, that thoſe are rational or ſatisfactory grounds (under favour) cannot be admitted ſince it oppoſes the peoples freedom, their ancient Rights, and that which is of more concernment, even the Scriptures which (without yea and nay) are the revealed will of God, for that the Government apparently declares it ſelf to be built upon, or by the blood and ruines (not to name all our conſciences tells us) of our brethren, Countrey-men and friends, and is upheld by perſons whoſe intereſts at this day in temporals denies them any thoughts of Chriſt and his Laws, which is reſtitution and ſevere repentance, and who certainly, although for a few dayes of momentary joy they are ſeemingly by ſucceſſeful errours allowed of, cannot long deface this State, and once glorious Church of God, by which further I muſt tell your Lordſhip, and all muſt confeſſe, that thoſe foundations thus built upon are altogether ſandy and fallacious, and all thoſe who ſeek and endeavour to be Builders in that Babel by the fierceneſſe of the wrath of God ſhall be deſtroyed even in the imaginations of their own hearts. And now, my Lord, I am come to that particular where the people and the ſecluded Members, as I humbly conceive, are denyed a right upon a ſuppoſition of neceſſity, and as to that the anſwer is eaſily reduced to this, who or what brought us or them to this neceſſity, was it not former crimes? if ſo then, My Lord, all neceſſities are lawful if not ſo, and that they dread not puniſhments or loſſe of worldly intereſts for ſome deviations and crying ſins, why do they not acquieſſe in this, that the power is in the people, as they for their own ends ſomtimes did declare (thoſe Members being twice the major part, and thrown out by Cromwel and his adherents, theſe men then countenancing and contriving the ſame which your Lordſhip knows hath abundantly returned upon them to the great deſtruction and hazard of theſe Nations, Therefore my Lord, I would to God I might be the Prophet to forewarn you of the violence and oppreſſion which is in their hands, that you might be kept from ſo ſinful compliances, for to defend a few diſcontents in ſelf intereſt onely is obſtinancy almoſt beyond parallel: And therefore, my Lord, ſince Noble actions do always attend a generous mind. It is my greateſt hopes, and not onely mine, but the expections and longings for of theſe Nations (ſince the priſe is put into your hands,) That you ſhould now be the happy inſtrument of their Redemption, by ſuch conditions as may ſecure all perſons ſo concerned, or elſe what meanes all thoſe Addreſſes made unto your ſelfe from the City of London, tumults and importunate deſires for a Free Parliament of the Nations in General, whoſe burthens are unſufferable to uphold the envious ambition of ſome few, and cannot but be grievous as clamourous in your eares.

But, My Lord, there are yet ſome conſiderable Obſervations and remembrances to be laid before you; was it not their ſinne in that place of Naboths Vineyard that kill'd? and was it not the aggravation that they alſo took poſſeſſion? Is not rebellion as the ſinne of witchcraft? is it not our Saviours expreſſe command, give unto Caeſar that which is Caeſars? and is not this the Royal Law? do as you would that others ſhould do unto you; innumerable are the Texts, and readings in Hiſtory that might be here inſerted, which doubtleſſe, My Lord, you will recollect to your eternal honour, and the everlaſting peace and ſettlement of theſe afflicted Nations, whoſe perjuries in breaking Allegiances, Vowes and Covenants, both with God and man, and lead thereunto by their various Governours, even as if we had been in trouble until we were double damn'd in ſinning, and cauſing others to finne is matter of amazement. In a word, to conclude your Excellencies trouble, be pleaſed to let this Maxime remain with you, That Government which once becomes a byword to the people is not durable, this is ſo, we have tried all formes and models, and this is yet the judgement upon us, that we ſtrive againſt his providence, and will not be healed: How many who had commands almoſt equal with your's, have outlived the days they might have been renowned, who by countenancing factions and crying ſins afterwards fell into tribulation and great ſcorn, being tormented by their own confederates: And this, my Lord, is the portion and fate of all ſuch who put their truſt in man, taking indirect meanes to attaine glorious ends, as they pretended, and this perpetuates our thraldome and miſeries, My Lord, It is therefore my hearts deſire, that you may imploy the talent God hath now put into your hands to theſe purpoſes, which will for ever make you famous and precious in the ſight of God and Good men; and ſure I am, it will abundantly illuſtrate that joy which you may gain in that immortalitie and glorious life to come, in the intrim you cannot but find the ſecret overflowings in your own breaſt, the ſtreames of which the people pray may never be diverted by thouſands per annum; and this, my Lord, with the preſent condition of that noble Gentleman, Sir George Booth and others, who are now under great ſufferings for aſſerting their Countreys Right, and freedome of Parliaments, which is the ſenſe and perfect deſires of theſe Nations, is humbly offered unto you as becometh your Excellencies

Most humble and faithful ſervant, C. E.