Eighteene queries, extreame needfull to be debated and resolved of, before the city cannon be discharged against the Armie. With His Majesties propositions sent to the House of Parliament. Wherein is laid downe the manner of the Kings proceedings, since the beginning of this unnaturall warr, to this present moneth of August. 1647. 1647 Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2013-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A83767 Wing E265 Thomason E400_35 ESTC R201765 99862265 99862265 114418

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 eng Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2012-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-08 Sampled and proofread 2012-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

Eighteene QUERIES, Extreame needfull To be Debated and Reſolved of, before the City CANNON be diſcharged againſt the ARMIE.

With His MAJESTIES PROPOSITIONS ſent to the Houſe of PARLIAMENT.

Wherein is laid downe the manner of the Kings proceedings, ſince the beginning of this unnaturall Warr, to this preſent moneth of Auguſt. 1647.

LONDON, Printed for C. H. 1647.
DIVERS QUERIES Extreame needfull to be debated of, before the City Cannon be diſcharged upon the ARMIE.
I.

THat the Presbyterian Government ſhould be continued for three years, and in the interim, 20 of his Mties. Chaplians to be aded to the Aſſembly to conſider what lotthe future. quere

Obj If the Presbyterian Government be lure devi • o, as many godly Divines to aſſer • . Then what good alteration can be expected when the Aſſ • mbly ſhall be new modulized for number; and the minds of unſtable men tempted by new preferments offered; the King profeſſing he will ſooner be torne in peeces then part with the Biſhops lands, and then how will the 400000 l. to the City be paid, whic • h thoſe lands ſtand ingaged for.

II.

The Parliament ſhall have the Militea for ten yeares, and where will the Kingdomes ſafety be after the expiration of that terme.

III.

The King will conſeut for the rayſing of money, for the payment of his own and the Kingdoms debts.

Obj. What ſums will both theſe amount unto, and by whom is it like to be paid, judge you noble Citizens what Patriots ſhall approve yourſelvs both to yourſelvs, and the whole Kingdom, in bringing in the Kingdom upon thoſe if ye do aſſent and hold them, and judge impartially by theſe conſequences following.

The Conſequences. Queres,
I.

VVHat may be expected from the King comming in without any relenting for the bloud-ſhed of his people, and perſiſting in the ſame temper he hath ever been in, not aſſenting to the propoſitions, and having all power in his hands.

II:

What may be expected from all his party being once in power, the ſouldiery for their arreares, and all that have cleaved unto him forreparation, & whether having brought him in they will not expect the City to make good their loſſes▪

III.

Whether it can ſtand with the Kings honor not to be inſtrumentall to it, and if it be denyed whether his parry being drawn together will not inforce it by ſtrong hands, & meaſure it out of the ſhops by ſwords length, or if by waight at 240s. the pound.

IIII.

Whether the City having beene the main bancke to pay thoſe in armes againſt the Kings party, there will not appeare a kinde of Juſtice in the Kings patty to exact their pay alſo of them.

V.

Whether the King without being capitulated withall will ſo eaſily forget the tumult at White-Hall when he came for the five members, which he pretended, drive him away.

VI.

Whether poſterity will not for ever have cauſe, to curſe the day of this occaſion by the City given to the Parliament, when al theſe oppreſſing Courts viz. High-commiſſion, Star-Chamber, and Court of Wards, and all Commiſſaries Courts, ſ • all be in power againe, and double both the Cities and Kingdomes bondage upon them again.

VII.

Whether the Church of God and people of England, will not have cauſe alſo, for ever to repent of that dayes rowte committed upon the Parliament, when the wofull conſequences of it thus proſecuted ſhall be written in great Characters of bloud, and who can determine what, or how farr it may proceed, at the leaſt to an utter undoing of all that is already done.

VIII.

Whether the Honour of the Nation, and more particularly of this famous City, which hetherunto hath been ſo inſtrumentall toward the Kingdomes recovery of her loſt liberties will not be for ever blemiſhed in this act, if it ſhall obſtuately perſiſt in it, and the Parliament it ſelf make it ſelf infamous by coworking to undoe all that they have done.

IX.

What will become of all the godly patty in the Kingdome, yea even our godly miniſters themſelves, who zealouſly ſet on the Kingdome to ſet forward the worke, and what will become of the Publique Faith, and how preſerved to the Nation?

X.

Who ſhall accompt for all the innocent bloud that is like to be ſhed, the Army being received as the Parliaments, and comming up in their vindication?

XI.

What if the Army enter the Towne and force it? what meaſure can be expected but a generall plunder, being according to Lawes of warre, the purchaſe of their Swords? Whether it will be in the power of thoſe who would ſpare it, to obtaine ſomuch or noe.

XII.

If the Army be deſtroyed what benefit to the Kingdoms, or honor to the Ciry to have deſtroyed thoſe, wh • have ſetled both theirs and the Kingdoms peace?

XIII

Whether will there be found Treaſure enough in Gouldſmiths-Hall, to repay unto the Delinq • ents on the Kings pa • ty their compoſitions back, if not, where will they Levey it?

XIIII.

What heads may be cut off, and perſons executed for being faithfull to the Parliament and Kingdome; when the King is in power againe without capitulating?

XV.

What new gueſts ſhall we be inforced to provide entertainment for from France, and what ſcores of the Kings muſt the Kingdome pay for his ingagements abroad.

XVI.

Whether any Parliaments in future times are like to be more faithfull vindicators of the ſubjects Liberties, or to reduce things to more perfection then is by the platforme of this Parliament already modulized.

XVII.

Whether this Parliament thus concluded by the Sword and irregularly dealt withall, wil • not make all honeſt and faithfull Patriots to their Country, for ever refuſe to ingage themſelves, being thus indangered, affronted, and deſpiſed

XVIII.

Whether it can ever be hoped for againe, that any of our Princes in ſucceeding ages, will ever be drawne to grant the like act of continuance; for abridging the exbitancy of their owne power, and making the people ſo free, all being returned to Its former Chaos and confuſion.

And now I appeale unto the judgment and conſciences, of all honeſt, impartiall, wiſe, godly and ſober-minded men, that either prize Religion, Eſtates, Liberty, Peace and freedome, either of the preſent or future ages to come to all poſterity. If any can be accounted good Patriots to their Country, that will ingage to bring in the King upon the termes by him propoſed, or rather without any termes at all, conſidering what in all reaſon muſt needs be the fruits and conſequences of it.

FINIS.