Poor New-England:

THOU hast always been the eye­sore of Squinting malignity; the Butt of many Envenomed Arrows, which from time to time have been Shot at thy Tranquillity; but of none more wickedly Designed, than those late Addresses, which have (after their fashion) Endeavoured to alienate Their Majesties Affections from thee. However let it be known, Thou hast friends in England who Suffici­ently know thy circumstances, to wipe off the Di [...] now cast upon thee; And give thee a better and more faithfull Carracter.

What sincere Protestant in the three Kingdoms can behold (without Regret) the Inju [...]yes, and hard measures, which that Protestant Country hath of late met with all from their Tory Adversaries? A Protestant Country, 'tis, (we say) and of the Church of England too, (whatever is bl [...]ered to the Contrary) in that they acknowledge the Doctrinal Articles of [...] here professed, and that with a greater sincerity, than many who have subscribed these Articles (for prefer­men [...]s) and after preached up and pub­l [...]sh [...]d P [...]lagiar, Armini [...], and Soci [...]ian [...] (not without a spice of Popery) which are to them the most palpable Con­tradictions.

The things wherein that Country Dis­ [...]s from that which is Commonly called the Church of England, is their [...] and form of Church Government; while in the same time they Agree therein, not only with the Nonconformists of England, but with all the rest of the Reformed Churches in Christendom: Let the matter be throug [...]ly scan'd, and you will find very little Dif­ference between the Scotch, French and Dutch Churches, and the Church of New-England: Perhaps nothing but this, that the Church of New-England chooses to do that more Explicitely, which is done Im­plicitely in all those other Churches; And if the Pastors and Elders of the Churches there have been a little more willing, to manage their [...], than it is in some other Churches, [...] think they have enough to say for it, to Excuse them from the Imputation of [...]. Here then the Difference be­tween Presbyterian and Independent is wholly swallowed up in that Country; and any one, having a Certificate of his Communi­on in any of those Forreign Churches men­tioned, is admitted into the like Commu­nion there, without any further Difficulty.

The first Planters of New-England could not indeed comply, with several things, Imposed in the Church of England for that they thought them unwarrantable, and the Comp [...]yance therein, Unto them (Dis­satis [...]) Sinful. The imp [...]ers tho they confessed the things Indifferent, yet (so Rigid were they, [...] to) [...] themselves even to destroy the Non-complyers. And this was the [...], why a Company of [...] (then reproachfully called P [...]ritans) made a peaceable Sec [...]ssion from th [...] Page, where with they were every where [...]. And having Ch [...]ined [Page 2] [...] & charters, from the King, which they hoped would have been the perpe [...]u­all Instruments, of their protection by the Crown of England, 3, or 4000, of them (of whom some were Honourable Persons, some Famous [...] Learning) Transplanted themselves, from their desirable Native Country, into that Howl [...]ng wilderness of America. And coming over with the Roy­al consent and Church, they purchased their Possessions of the Native Proprietors, who were no way damaged, but greatly Advantaged by their coming amongst them.

'Tis impossible to Relate all the Hard­ships and sorrows, which they underwent in subduing that horrid Wilderness: But the good providence of GOD to smiled upon them, that in a little time that Wil­derness was by their great Endeavours & [...], improved into an habitable Country: And by the after Natives [...] (who knew no other) accounted too pleasant a Land to be parted with upon [...] accounts: And altho' in the last 50 years, more have gone out of it, than ever went into it, Yet hath New-England encrea [...]d (by the blessing of God) to a people of (perhaps many more [...]) 100000 Souls.

The Settlement and prosperity of that Country hath not a little contributed to the Revenues, of the English Crown; for [...]is from there chiefly the West Indian plantations, have their Provisions, Timber­trade, Horses &c. so that in all things whereby they do advantage the Crown, they must acknowledge they are beholding to New-England for it, without which they had hardly been capable of Subsistence, or indeed of Settlement. The N-Englanders pay Customs in the Southern plantations for all they fetch from thence into their own Country: And when they bring them hether, they pay the same over again. Be­sides the vast Returns they otherwise make into England, i. e. Plate, Oyl, P [...]try, Fishery &c. Their Shipping has also been Considerable, for which they are (or may be with Encou­ragement) so well furnished with All Ma­terials, that the King may (if He please, & as Occasion Requires) there build whole Naci [...]s, as well as thence fetch a few Mas [...]s, and that at very easy [...], as is Judged by men that understand those Affaires.

Notwithstanding these advantages, they have been no wayes Chargeable to the Crown of England, where they quietly enjoyed their Charters; what it has cost the King force their disturbance, the Exche [...]or Officers can best inform you. Indians have more than once made Bloudy Wars upon them, but (by Gods help) they have with much Bravery and Gallantry, repressed and sub­dued the Salvages, tho' met without con­siderable Expence, yet they never put a farthing to the Kings Account tho' it were to maintain the Extent of his Dominion. This is far beyond what any other such English plantations can pretend unto.

Add to this.

They have Erected a Considerable Colledge amongst them for the Education of their Youth in Piety and good Literature; Tho' they have had no Royal founders (no Al­freds no Balliols, no H [...]urys 6th or 8ths, no Queen Elea [...]ors &c.) no great pre­lates (Such as Chichley, Fox, Wi [...]lif, Wool­sey &c▪) to promote so glorious a Work; No Extraordinary B [...]nefactors (Tho' they are not ungratefull to the Memo [...]y [...]s of such as have freely Contributed to so great and Useful a Charge) A Colledge that has sent forth Able and Faithful Pastors, to more than 100, Christian Congregations, in that Country, besides the help they have afforded to some other parts of the World. A Colledge that has been supplyed with [Page 3] Students from free Schooles ordered to be se [...]led in Every Considerable Town of the Collonies. A Colledge that has [...] In­dians, to make them serviceable to their own Country men; which Pagans, tho' they have often molested, and some times sorely Distressed, the honest New-Englanders, yet their Charity has so far Extended towards them, as to endeavour their Welfare both Temporal and Eternal.

On all this the Colledge by Ingenuous & Civil Education hath had its proper In­fl [...]ence. The Colledge which we say was a Noble and Necessary Work, and therefore deserves all Encouragement and Promo­tion. Noble; for where is the Like in all the English America? where, even among [...], that in wealth do far Exceed the poor Lab [...]ous New-Englanders, is there any such thing? And Necessary too; for else the Rising Generations would have soon become Barbarous; because neither would their Estates reach to seek Education in England; neither would any person of worth go [...] from hence (unless driven by Pe [...]cu­ [...]ion) so far of to seek Employment when he might have it nearer home. 'Twas therefore a brave and happy thought that first pitched upon this Colledge; Tho' at some times it has been unhappy in this, that it has bestowed its favours (is A Ms.) on some ungrateful persons, who would now undermine that Government upon which its foundations were laid; and by which for so long a time its superstructure has been always sustained.

The Loyalty of that people to the Crown of England, and its Legal Government is sound, whatever to the Contrary has been Asserted or Insinuated; not only Interest obliges them, but Temper and Religion dis­poses to a Readiness, in testifying their Al­legiance to their King upon all occasions; some late Instances may manifest it to be Signal; But we shall first hear what their accusers say, and then convince them and the whole World, that the Adversaries of New-England have the least cause to B [...]a [...]t and Vaunt themselves in this matter; as will appear in its place.

Upon Consideration of the foregoing particulars, we may well say, that man had Reason, who formerly in Print pub­lished an account of that Country, to con­clude his Discourse with this passage.

One would think such a People should not find an Enemy among any sort of Christia [...]s, but those called Papist, or else among such as Papist like, can give up their Religion, Rights, Liberties and properties nay, their [...] senses, to the Conduct of their fellow Creatures.

But it cannot be Imagined, that the Enemy of all good, should not always be inspiring some or other to be molesters of such a people, and to endeavour [...] Reproach and Ruin: they have been a People too like the Primitive Christians to be any other wise used in the World, than those Ancient Confessors of our Sa­viours time. Hence they have not only been frequently Troubled by the Townyes among whom they dwell, but have also been continually Bl [...]kened by the Calum­nies [...] of some that dwell among themselves, who have been willing to serve the Ac­cuser of the Brethren: But God has payd them their Wages: for it has been of­ten observed that the Remarkable Judg­ments of Heaven have first or last over­taken the Adversaries of that People; tho' God hath for a while Fatherly Chastised them, by th [...]se Rods, which he hath af­terwards consumed. 'Twe [...]e easy to fill [...] Volumn with Instances; from the P [...]s­ [...]ilent MORTON (the Pe [...]ty fogger at the beginning) to the Infamous RANDOLPH [Page 4] (who comes now in the Fagg [...] have generally been unhappy. And [...] Trouble-some Tobiahs and S [...]nhallats, will not be sufficiently warned against following the Steps of such unhappy Predecessors.

This people must be still Disturbed, Yea, Exterminated; Do they not see it? They are the Sleepiest People in the World, if they do not perceive that there was a Deep Design to Remove them out of their Country: The Late King told a Gentleman of New-England, He hoped be and now sent a Wise man amongst them (R [...] ­lateing to their late Governour Sr. [...]. A.) [...] indeed! for he had the Wisdom to say (upon Occasion) That it would be for the (then) Kings Interest, for that people to be removed, and another Introduced. And Chamberlain in his Book [...] A [...]glie Notiti [...]e, had the vanity very broadly to Intimate, that Policy made such a thing to be but necessary. But how should this be done? Why, only send some French Dragoons a­mongst them to Teach them Succoths Lesson by the Briars and Thornes of the Wild [...]. Well, God with a miracle of Mercy, has by the late Revelution, Re [...]ed them from some of those Dangers: And yet there are a company of [...] amongst them, that are [...] to get them back into what they have Escaped; And [...] are the Refuge unto which therein they have had their Recourse.

There scarce ever went a Civil stranger into those parts, but he hath Admired & Predicated the Charity, Civility, and Hospita­lity of that People; yet some III-minded men, who went [...]ther Poor Enough, and after grew Rich and Great amon [...]t them, have been so Abominably ungrateful as to Revile that Country with Clam [...]urs and Slanders, Purposely to procure them all manner of Oppressions. And altho' (by the just judgment of God) some of those Male contents and III wilers of their Neigh­bours, were of the first that smarted under Oppressions of their late Arbitrary Govern­ment, yet they are (it seems) still Joging on in the same Track of Malevolence, nor will the rest be warned, by this Ex­perience.

But of all the Revilings with which that People have been abused, we know not if worse Beares Skins have been at any time put upon them then those contained in an Address lately made to the King by a small Knot of Male contents in Boston, who in­juriou [...]ly stile themselves by the Name of the Church of England.

It runs in such Terms as these.

Cujas contrarium Verum e [...]t. 'Tis questionable whither there are Twenty Considerate persons in New-England who upon the Reading of this stuff, would not presently say, upon their own Knowledge this Prolix Harangue contains not a little Fals­hood; and that a Direct Travestee to the whole, would be a far more honest De­cl [...]ration of their minds. The name of A [...] Address is too gentle for such a Scanda­lous Paper. But if we may Admit that Gen­ [...]lemans Naration of a Libell. [a Lie, be­caus [...] False; and a B [...]ll, because Loud] this whole Paper being One Loud Lie, (sounding from America to Europe) may be hence forth called A Lib [...]ll. The Reader we suppose cannot but have marked the General Im­pudence thereof: Yet let us a little further Gu [...] the Creature now in our hands, and discover some more of its Garbage.

Si qud [...]is Di [...]is que non vis A [...]dies.—That's the [...] (Mr. Rhomb [...]s) and now come we to the Exordium: The In­ [...]iption [...] thus,

[Page 7] To the Kings most Excellent Majesty, &c. and why not the King and Queens? has She no share in the Regency? But indeed what King do they mean? we find scarce one word in the whole which (with a tol­lerable Interpretation) might not be ap­plyed to the late King James: But there are divers Expressions which cannot be used to our Illustrious King William, without a most [...]auey & frantick Impudence: 'Twas therefore likely intended for K. James; and that it was delivered to K. William: let them consider how the mistake happened. As to the Titles they give themselves, and their Address, Humble, Most Lo [...]all, D [...]i­ful; and of the Church of England: let them pass here as a Complemental crack; but we shall say something to them hereafter.

Now for the pedantick Narration, in which see how Wisely they begin with Cele­brating the grace and favour of His Majesties Royall Predecessor in the change of New-Englands Government about 4. or 5. years since: mean while consider how negli­gent are all the Corporations of England (whereof that of New-England was called one) that they have not all this while Re­presented to His Majesties, the High opini­on they had of His late Majesties, Grace and Favour in depriving them of their Charters. A Grace and Favour, say yee? we thought His present Majesti's descent into England was on purpose to deliver the English Nation from such favours: A favour? no 't was a Treason against the Crown of England, as designed to destroy the Dominions thereof; and if so, they which carried that Token of love, deserve somthing for their labour. As to New-England in Particular, it was a monstrous favour, to overturn that Govern­ment, under which the Plantation had [...]ouri­shed some scores of years, and not one in Twenty but dreaded an alteration thereof; and in the Room of it, to Establish a Go­vernment absolutely destructive to the English-mans Magna Charta [...] a French-man with four more (none of them chosen by the people) to make Laws, leavy Taxes, and send all of them 2 or 3000. miles out of their Country when they pleas­ed; whether a Defensive War should call for any so to be so exposed or no: This was the Grace and favour, which they re­ceived.

The favourable way of conveying this memorable favour, we suppose the New-Englanders do well Remember. 'T was by a Quo Warranto issued out against them, and a Declaration requiring those few par­ticular persons mentioned therein, to make their def [...]nce of their own particular change. The Governour and Company appointed an Attorney to appear, and answer the Quo W [...] ­ranto in the Court of the Kings bench. But the prosecutors not being able to make any thing of it there, a new suite was (favour­ably) commenced, by Scire Facias in the high Court of Chancery: there, tho' an Im­possible time for their appearance and an­swer, was assigned, yet Judgment was en­tred up against them for default in non appearance, and was not all this admira­ble grace and favour? Besides this they can­not hitherto forget, that altho' King Charles (in his Declaration) assured them, that no man there should be Invaded in his pro­perty; yet upon the vacating of their Char­ter, their new Masters made bold, and did them the favour to tell them, that they had now lost all Titles to their Lands; they were all the Kings; and accordingly be­g [...]n to serve Writts of Intrusion upon them. As for those that are fond of such favours, let them have their Belly full, and much good may it do them.

Yet all this might had some favour in it, if it were (as they say) a Deliverance from the Slavery and Thrald [...]m of a most Extrava­gant & Arbitrary Government: surely if it had been such as they represent it, yet it is not a little unco [...]th for the favo [...]re [...]s of the [Page 8] latter [...] to call it so. And yet let them know (how Extravagant and Arbitrary soever it was) few in the Territory were for its dissolution, but such as were for the raising of their own fortunes upon their Neighbours ruines. This Government by Charter containing divers priviledges for encouragement of so great an undertaking, was the product of King and Council, on whose wisdom tis no small Reflection to call it Extravagant.

Oh! but say they; No part of the Char­ter, but the name, was ever made use of, or regarded. A charge which their most Violent accusers had never yet [...]o [...]head enough to alledge against them: why was not this proved, when the Quo Warranto's were ser­ved? Indeed the Administrators of the Government were men who had their faults; but all mankind knows, that upon advise, they have been ready to correct their Errou [...]s, when they have seen they did not rightly understand some Particulars in their Charter.

Well; but it seems the Destruction of that Government, has made some so happy, as to enjoy the freedom of Divine Service and Worship, after the manner of the Church of Eng­land, which was never untill the Vacating of the said Charter, admitted or allowed to any. Tis true that the Common Prayer Worship was not so publickly used before the late usur­pation and Invasion of their Government. But see the reason. Twas not because the Government would not allow it (that's the shameless lie of these Addressors) the Go­vernment never did, nor durst hinder any persons, from the use of that Service. They many years since repeal'd a Law (made in the days of yore) which seemed to bare a little upon but one piece of that Service. They have always had that regard unto the Statutes of England, that they never (as we can learn) gave the least molestation to that way; altho' tis well known, that Plantation was Erected, by the first plan­ters, on purpose to avoid many things there­in. The truth of the matter is this; There could never be found amongst them, to make a Sufficient Congregation to that way; un­till the change of the Government powered in some strangers who were to raise (to themselves) Estates amongst them. Before that, those of that way who had any visible sense of Religion, usually joyned in worship with the Churches of New-England, as find­ing nothing in those Administrations to of­fend their Conscience: tho' perhaps not enough to please their Appetite. Besides if any one appear to be a man fearing God, they receive him to the Lords Table, not­withstanding his being Episcopal Or if at any time there were any number of that way, they could never find Clergi [...]-men to undertake the cure of their souls. Tis confessed that once, or twice, a Debauch­ed Priest has appeared amongst them; particularly one Vardenbosch, who, be­sides the good work of Baptizing a noted Whore, or two of his acquaintance, made private Marriages, without any previous publication of Bauts (which is a nu [...]ance & [...] to all humane Society) and yet so tender was the Government, as only to give them some Orall Rebukes, upon which the guilty Knaves have run away. Pirates indeed that will Drink, Sweare, Fornica [...]e, practice and preach up (the honest games of) Cards, Dice &c. Have never found New-England a good Fishing ground. And others that have had more Grace, have also (for the most part) had more Witt, than to Cross the Ocean, for a dwelling in so Cold a Country. And this is all the Inter­ruption that ever the Church of England found in those parts of the World.

They next affirm, that all this while, such as were in fellowship, and Church Co­venant there, and their Children, do not include a Tenth part of His Majesties Subjects in those [Page 9] parts. Which, if true, we must needs say, 'Tis (as they add) to the great shame, and Scandal of the Christian Religion. But where must the Shame lye? The Churches there open the Doors for all godly men to come to their Sacraments. Let any person (of whatever perswasion) manifest a real piety, and see if they shall be denied any Eccle­siastical Priviledges, or Ordinances. In the same Church there, have been Presbyterians, Independents, Episcopalians, and Antipaedobap­ti [...]ts, all welcome to the same Table of the Lord, when they have manifested to the Judg­ment of Christian Charity a work of Regene­ration in their souls. To speak plainly; If the Church of England do Practice according to what it does profess, in the Qualifications, which the Rub [...]ick of its Li [...]urgy, requires of all Communicants, it must Exclude more than Ten of its members from the S [...]a­ment, where the Church of New-England Excludes one, in any of its Congregations. Yea, travel to any English Plantations in America; and see whither New-England has not proportionably Ten times more Com­municants, than any of them all. It is well known that Barbados and Virginea are no Countrys of Non-conformists to the Church of England; will you then know what Mr. Godwin (a Church man of their own) testifies concerning them? of Bar­bados he writes thus; A Country in England of the same Extent with this Island, has com­monly an hundred, or more, Parishes and Mi­nisters; but in this Island, half of the Churches are destitute, tho' but Eleven in all; and in those Churches that are better supplied. It is known that Prayers and Sermons are usually delivered to little more than the bare walls only; notwithstanding the Multitude of English people belonging to each; of whom not a fifth part could be admitted into most of them should they all appear. Of Virginea, he writes; It is most certain, that there are many fami­lies, who have never been present at any pub­lique Exercise of Religion since their Importa­tion into that Collony. These things were published more than Ten years since; and it may be soon Enquired, whether the Bishop of London (who claimes Jurisdictions over those Countreys) has yet redressed things that are so much to the great shame, and Scan­dal of the Christian Religion. Why the E­pi [...]copalians now should represent New-England, as odious upon this Account, no Reason but Malice can be given. However we shall indeed be sorry, if His Majesties Subjects in New-England do so much dis­regard the great King of Heaven; that not a Tenth part of them, can, or will make a good Claim unto His Blessed Sacra­ments; but the Truth is, scarce a Tenth part, of what these people say, is true. If they r [...]ferr to Baptism, we must confess, there was One who had the Impudence to Preach, before he was Baptized, his Name was Samuel Myles M A. but this was none of the Countrys fault; twas because, of his Descent. There are divers times Ten. Towns in that Country, that have not half Ten families (free from a bad fame) in which the Children are not Baptized. If the Assertion of these Reproaches could any where be verified, one would think it should be in Boston, (which most abounds with Strangers, and consequently with Vices) yet if any man should say, they that are in Church Covenant, and their Children do not make a Tenth part of His Majesties Subjects there; all the Town would proclaim him a most notorious Lyar. It seems there is one Tenth part of the Ten Commandments which these men have no conce [...]ment for. But perhaps there is a reason for it: say they.

That tho' since we have had the Liberty of our Religion &c. And what is their Religion? do the Ten Commandments belong thereunto? how then do they make so light of the Ninth, and become such bold false Accusers with­out Scruple? will they nulli [...]ie that, as the [Page 10] Papists have the Second, and some others, who have listed at the Fourth; the Tenth too (as will appear in the sequel) and perhaps all the rest, so stand in their way, as that they must be all kicked down, or they can never have the Liberty of their Religion, and go on comfortably therein. Our Religion! What then? will they say, that their Reli­gion lyes in a few Ceremonies, (or, if you will Complements) which, they must own, were never called for by the word of God? Our Religion, and why ours? It seems it is a distinct one from that commonly pro­fessed in New-England (the true Protestant reformed Religion) which is also profes­sed by the Church of England? Then tis certainly nothing else, but a mark of Separa­tion, a Criterion of a F [...]ction in Boston, Ap­rogating the name of the Church of England. But be it what it will, since we enjoyed the Liberty thereof—

We have endeav [...]ured to carry our selves Void of offence to those that dissent from us. Tis the very Language of Julian the Apostate when he Rob'd the Primitive Christians of their All; he thus bespeak them. [Good people, I hope this is no Offence to you; Tis to help you to Heaven, for you know your Master taught you: Blessed are the poor.] Now (Rea­der) consider, The chief Administration of the late Government, was in the hands of men mostly of their Communion: and then see how Inoffensive was their carriage to­wards the New-Englanders, that dissented from them. 'Twas (doubtless) no Offence to the New-Englanders to be publickly and frequently, told, That [the Common Rights of Englishmen belonged not to them, and that it was not for His Majesties Interest, they should Thrive] was it not Void of Offence, that when any of them did but p [...]acibly pro­pound a leave to petition His Majesty for an Assembly, before Taxes were Raised, they were after a hard Imprisonment, Fined, some 20, 30, 50. Pound, besides in­tollerable Fees, at the same time Exacted from them? What Offence could it be, that some of their principal Gentlemen in the Country, should be Imprisoned, bound to the behaviour, and Cruelly squeezed by the demands of Co [...]morant Messengers, and Officers, and all without any accusation, but on the meer suspition, that they were of the same opinion; and that some of their former Magistrates, were more then a Half year Imprisoned, without any fault laid to their charge, and were denied an Habeas Corpus, when their petitions sought it? It was no Offence to them, for their Ministers to be draged out of their own Country, that they might be tryed for seditious Preaching, by a Jury most of our Church, and be [...]ure none of the Dissenters, because their own Country (where they were best known) could not afford a Pan­nel wicked enough to Ruine them, on the Testimony of one single debauched person, contradicted by the whole Assembly that heard the Sermon: What if in such Tri­all of a Minister, we borrowed a point, or two of our Law, in admitting no Excep­ [...]ions, against strange Lodgers, Journey-men, and other mean fellows; who must all be capacitated by one of our Worshipfulls then on the Bench, more than once offering to trust this, or that, man for 40. Pounds, when he was Expected against as Incompetent? What if by another Worshipfull of ours, some writes of the Defendant was th [...]eatned with the Goal, for offering to Swear to a dangerous Truth? What if our Church Wardens were subscribing, [...]ollacing them­selves in a Tavern with divers other Com­pany, out of Zeal to the business, stormed at the news brought in [That the Defendant was acquitted] and one of them particularly said; that [had he been one of the Jury, he would have either starved himself, or all the rest, but the Bill should have been found] It seems he knew some considerable In­treague depending there upon. But what then? who need be Offended at any, or all, [Page 11] of this. It was no Offence to them to be d [...]bared from ever mee [...]ing above once a year to Tran [...]t any Parish busines, for fear they should represent their grievances to the King for his R [...]dre [...]. And for the same cause, that a little J [...]cto of them a [...] New-York (after they could not make it pass at Boston) should Spawn an Act pro­hibiting any mans going out of New-England, without a chargeble permission obtained from the Secretary. What Offence was it to them to be Outed of all Title to their Lands, after all the incredible Labour, & Treasure, spent in their subduing? and to be compelled to buy a Title at a price, which all the Moneys, and moveables in the Territory could not have satisfied. Was it any Offence to them, that the Lands of Widdows, and Orphans, and other peoples proprieties, were beg'd in [...]o their own hands, by some of the Coun [...]ellors ruling over them? And if the Inhabitants of any Town, did but essay to make a Vo­luntary Subs [...]p [...]ion for a stoc [...] to bear the Charges, of a Triall at Law, for their Town Lands thus invaded [...]; they were Prosecuted, Imprisoned, and Fined, as the worst of Criminalls. It was no Offence to them, tha [...] Villains have gone into Courte­ [...]us, and Honest houses in the Country, where the Civil Inhabi [...]an [...]s, have given them a Cup of Drink upon their request, and then the Knaves dropping 3 pence in a By-Corn [...]r of the House, have gone and Sworn, they bought Drink there; If upon this the good people have been fined, and if some Great people went s [...]ips with those who lived upon this abominable Trade, what offence is there in all this? It was [...] offence to them, that when their Oppres­so [...]s never punished a Quak [...]r for not Swearing at all; they yet punished ma [...]y Ho [...]y, and Worthy men, for only S [...]rup­ling that mode of using the [...] Swear­ing; and this at the same time, when they Allowed New Yorkers (under the same Government) to Swear with [...] [...] hand, as the New Englanders desired, and offered to do upon all Occa [...]ns; But in New-England (it seems) some Jo [...]bs were to be done, which sometimes Required shaking off a Testimony, or Garbling of a Jury; If Sheriffs had not punctually ob­ [...]erved their Instructions; and therefore was it not very necessary, A distinction should be made?

Let not the Reader think that these things are spoken without proof: the Agents of New-England, will (we suppose) Immedi­ately Publish the proofs of these Articles [...]ey have brought hither, against Sir Ed­mo [...]d Andross, and his accomplic [...]s, being obliged thereunto by one Capt Palmer, (lately Dub'd a Judge in New-England.) who has put his Name to the Title Page of a Pamphlet, formerly, & privately, Prin­ [...]ed in that Country, Composed by the As­sistance of a Native there, and now Repub­lished at London; the de [...]igne of it is, to Slander the honest New-Englanders, E [...]pe­cially with reference to the Revolution; the Occasion whereof being manifested, in the several proofs of all that is charged upon them, will clear that people from his Im­putations and then the World will see if we talk at Random.

The people of New-England endured these, and a hundred more such Injuries, chiefly from a little Gang among them, who went by the Name of the Church of England: And yet all this while yee Silly New-Englanders, have more Witt (we h [...]pe) then to Take Off [...]nc [...], at such things as these. Ay, and if they had likewise B [...]c [...]ered you all; you had not been like Sh [...]ep (as [...] are) if you had ever taken the least Off [...]nce at your Oppre [...]s.

Offence! no; So sweet and [...]ind were they, that to Avoid Off [...]nce, they have ( [...] [Page 12] they say) At their own charge built, and Erected a Convenient Church. A great piece of Supererogation. But when was this done? why, 'twas after they had the free use of the Town-house, which would more than have held them all: but this would not serve their turn; they then demanded the K [...]ys of the South Meeting house, which, when some Gentlemen (who had a Right in the House) did not surrender; Governour Andross told them, he would presently seize on that House, and All the Meeting Houses in the Country, and hinder them from Contributing the Value of Two pence, toward the mainte­na [...]ce of any Non Conformist Minister. He also had them Consider what Effects the Stifness of the Protestants in France had, who would not Y [...]ild in what they [...] have done (note that well) and now there is not the name of a Protestant in France. But this not prevailing, they thrust them-selves into that Meeting-house, and there conti­nued, untill by Interrupting the people of the South Congregation, often in their Times, sometimes in the very parts of their Worship, the whole Town cryed shame up­on them. And than twas (bouis avibus) they thought of Building.

Now to evidence that they did this great work At their own charge; Tis noto­ [...]ious, they went a begging to all the Con­gregations in the Town for Money, to Erect their Edifice, which they call a Church (tho' by the way, it was never Consecrated) Seve­veral Non Conformists gave towards it, (As the Indian Worshiped one, whom he feared else would hurt him) Such contri­butors (we suppose) Expected no great reward of their bounty in the other World, and now they see they are like to have none in this. Thus at their own Charge, they built an House, but can the Town-men of Boston tell, at whose charge the Land was purchased.

All this Inoffenciveness & Charge notwith­standing, Such is the Mallice &c. How? Scorn such a well deserving people, and those who have so many ways obliged you, to return upon them, many and often Affronts and Indignityes? However the [...] [...] their persons they could bear, but for the Indignityes offered unto their Religion, they cannot but Complain: for (say they) Some of their principall Teachers have lately (in a Printed Treatise) Charged our Religion, to be Idolatry and Po [...]ery. In­deed! It seems then all their Religion lyes in a few Traditions of Men; for we know of no Treatise amongst the New-Englanders, against any thing else; and so, tis no, wonder, if it meets with such a charge. By the Treatise they mention, we suppose they mean that for which they once per­ [...]ecuted Mr. Mather the Younger. A Trea­tise Intituled, The unlawfulness of the Com­mon Prayer Worship; which Treatise has no­thing in it, but what every Non-co [...]for­mist generally subscribes unto. The summ of it is, A placid and modest account of, the Reasons upon which the people of New-England (as well as other good people in the world) cannot confirm to the Worship, tho' they do to the Doctrine of the Church of England: and this was published long enough before Sir. Edmond Andross arrived, in that Country: yet a long while after (wanting other presents to take off Mr. Mather from his Ministry) they began a process against him for this Book. When Mr. Mather told the Justices, that the same Law, which made that Book punishable, would punish all the Non-conformists in the Country, (and there are scarce any other) for not being present at the Common Prayer Worship; One of the Subscribers of this Libell, (who was than a Justice) that replyed, It was in a way to bring it to that Extremity. Of that Book we need say no more, than what (we hear) Mr. Ma­ther spake before the Justices, when they were Teizing him about it [Gentlemen; [Page 13] This little Book has only two matters in it, the one of History, and the other of Argument: As for the History, tis either true or false; if true, you know whom it Affects: if false; give me so much as one Instance wherein it is so. As for the Argument, tis either strong or weak; if strong, I know who has the worst [...]n't; if weak, appoint some body to show, wherein: your present way of Answerings does but agree with the wretchedness of your cause. And (we believe) Mr. Mather de­sires no better hap to befall his Book, than to be thus complained of.

If the complainers were not beside them­selves, when they write the last passage; be sure they were, when they uttered the Text: for thus they say; [we have to our great Horr [...]ur and Amazement been forced to behold, A well Established, and Orderly Government here, subverted and over thrown] Tis indeed an Horrour and Amazement, that has perfectly Crazed them beyond the cure of Hele-bore; they are certainly Planet Struck. For if, when the whole English Nation Assembled in Parliament, had by an Unanimous Vote Ex­pr [...]ssedly declared, that The Proceedings against the Charters of New-England were Illegal & a grievance; If yet then one (amongst them) in his scattered Pamphlets go to convince them [they were fairly dealt with] If (we say) this must needs bege [...] won­der in the New-Englanders at the impu­dence of such Incendiaries; how much more, to hear any call the late Commission Government there [A well Established and Orderly Government] and this to the very Face of that great and just Prince, whom the English nation will for ever Celebrate as their deliverer from such kinds of Go­vernment; what can they ascribe this un­to, but such an Horrour & Amazement as hath not left men so much as their com­mon senses?

If even in K. James his time, not a few publick Prints did commonly call it (no less truly, than boldly) A French Government; tis strange that any who speak English (now at this time of day) should call it A well Established and Order­ly Government. A Government which was a Treasonable Invasion of all the rights belong­ing to the English nation; A Government which would scarce permit any but Knaves or Slaves to live under its Influence; to Government under which, Wickedness would be sure of countenance, and Piety be as sure of the utmost discouragement; A Govern­ment whereof one of your own Gang (the Memorable N d. Randolph, in his Letter Dated June 2 [...], 1688.) Confesses, They were as Arbitrary as the Great Turk. And is this your Well Established & orderly Govern­ment yee Imper [...]inent Creatures? Is this the Government on which (you tell His Ma­je [...]y) you are so much enamoured? Here again, It may be well Doubted and En­quired, to what Kings most Excellent Majesty it is, that you Direct this your uncouth, Address?

They go on to Complain, that the Peo­ple of New-England Seized their late op­pressors, and Reserved them for what Justice they should by orders from Their Majesties be directed unto. A thing which Their Majesties have been so far from blaming, that they have Declared Their kind Accep­tance, as well as Allowance, thereof. Was the Imprisonment Hard? Shew in what Circumstances; unless it be grievous for a Tyranical Ba [...]et to be Caged. Was it Long? Tru [...]ly had not the patience of New-England been very long; Shorter work might have been made of the business. Tis the opinion of no mean persons in Eng­land, (tho' the Opinion of New-England was otherwise) That upon their First Im­prisonment, they might have been Tryed, Judged, Executed, and that without blame, and Ac­cording to Law (as their Predecessors Empson, and Dudley were) for Tray [...]ors to the whole English Nation. But the poor [Page 14] honest people [...] own Li­berty, than to take a [...]everer Vengeance on their Adver [...]aryes.

Then comes the disbanding of the Stand­ing Forces. A word not so very grateful to the Pallate of English Parliaments; Stand­ing Forces! Whom do they mean? what Coats did these Forces wear? do they mean those that were brought a thousand Leagues to keep the Country in awe? A crew that began to teach New-England to Drab, Drink, Blaspheme, Curse and Damm. A crew that were every foot moving Tumul [...]s, and Committing Insufferable Riots amongst a quiet and peacible people, and that with­out Redress upon frequent Complaints: These were the Standing Forces; but they were fitt Instruments for the work to be done, by such a Well Established, and orderly Government.

Oh, but by that meanes, advantage was given to our Enemies French and Indians &c. Indeed for them, to lay upon the late Re­volution, all the disasters which afterwards hapned in the Eastern Provinces of that Country, is to tell us, that the fall of Tenterdon-steeple was the cause of Godwin­sands. But does no body know, how these French and Indians became their Enemies? who was it that R [...]b'd Castion (a French man) who had Married amongst the In­dians? Well, but suppose, the French and Indians, were Enemies to New-England; They were all still the Winter before the Revolution! And what? were they not so the Winter after it too? 'Twas the Summer (when the Leaves of [...] woods co­ve [...]d them) was the season [...] them to do their [...]schiefe: and S [...]. Edmond's methods (however by some applauded) could not have prevented it. To charge the present Government (after the Revolu­tion) with [...] [...]e Standing Forces and others, Raised and Employed for the de­fence of the Country, is the [...] thing Im­maginable; for 'tis manifest that their disbanding of themselves, did make the Re­volution: And as for the present Govern­ment (of whom they do complain) 'tis cer­tain, they accepted no Interest in the Admi­nistration of affaires, till after the Revolu­tion, the cry of the whole Country did even force them there unto. There were several things happened, which made the Armies Suspicious, that Sir. Edmond had conducted 7, or 800 men into the Eastern Wilderness in the Depth of Winter, on purpose to Sacrifice them there. As for Instance; He speaking once to a person of good Quallity, about the people of New-England, had seen cause to say, They were a People only [...]itt to be rooted off the face of the Earth. Several of the Souldiers in the Army Testifying, that divers Indians h [...]veing Access to Sir. Edmond Andross in the Fort of Pemaquid, carried away with them considerable quantityes of Powder and Bullets. A Captain of the Coun­try-Souldiers, and a great Creature of Sir. Edmond's too, affirmed, he saw there a gold Ring, which was sold to a woman by an Indian, who declared, it was given him by Sir. Edmond. They knew also that when the Justices had Seized the Ringleader of the In­dians, who had begun to make their spoil upon the English; Sir. Edmond fell into an Extream [...]age, and said, (against the mind of some of his Council) he would set that Indian at liberty: Some of the Council desired that this prisoner might be Examined before them; to which he Replyed. That he never had a quarter of an hours conference with any of them, and that he Scorned to Discourse with any Heathen of them all. And yet it is affirmed by persons of good Credit, that he Immediately with­drew, and Repaired to the Prison, and con­tinued several hours in private with that In­dian, who was soon after dismissed: and committed afterwards the most barbarous Cruelties of the Succeeding War.

They likewise knew, that when some [Page 15] out-places began to Fortify and Garrison their houses, upon the first Insurrection of the Indians; they were by Sir Edmund A [...] ­dross compelled with seve [...]e threats to de­sist from so doing. Several Indians have told stra [...]ge St [...]ries; as particularly, one Solomon Thomas (an Indian) affirmed to the people of Sudbury, that the Indians under­stood from Sir. Edmund, that the French and Irish, were to take possession of Boston in the Spring. And when John James (an Indian) did of his own accord affirm to several of S [...]dbury afore-said, That Sir Edmund An­dross had hired the Indians to kill the English; the people there secured him, and com­plained thereof to a Justice of Peace, who committed him to Prison; but Sir Edmund was kind to the Indian prisoner, and at the same time, gave the basest abuses, both to the Justice, and the complaining people. Another Indian called Joseph came and v [...]unted that Sir Edmund had more love for them, than he had for the English. And a couple of Indians whose names was Wate­man, and David Testifyed that the Ma­quas had sent a messenger to Pennicook (an Indian Fort) to inform them; that Sir. Edmund had hired them to Fight against the English, and for that end had made them a great present; but they would not so do, because the English had never wronged them; however the Maquas said, they took the present, as pay for what Service they had done for the English in the former War. These M [...]qua's (or M [...]awks) were compelled by Sir. Edmund to make peace with the French at Canada, which the Indi­ans themselves afterwards bitterly resented, and all men saw this was but to serve the French Interest to the apparent hazard of, & Ruine to New-England. Tis true, the [...]ober people of New-England, [...]aid very little stress upon Indian [...]e [...]timonies; yet they could not be without Apprehensions, when they saw what methods were taken, for consuring of those Testimonies. The new English Armies in the East, who did nothing but Starve, Freez, and perish there, knew most of these things. Now considering such things as these, and receiving the surprizing news of K James his being retired into France; and that there upon Sir Edmu [...]d himself Immediately left the Armie, they presently (many of them) without Order went home to their Friends, and it was this that produced the Revolution.

When the Revolution had cast the Govern­ment into better hands, their first care was to settle the [...]ast, and procure a peace; but the Sache [...]s with whom they Treated, prooving false, and pro [...]ecuting the War, the Government of the Massac [...]etts sent the greatest Armies they could possibly raise, so defend the places in those provinces, which were most in danger, which has cost them many Thousand Pounds, besides many persons lives that are lost.

And yet after all this, for a Company of [...]-minded people to Article against the Government, for Exposing those Provinces to Ruine, when themselves know that the whole Coun [...]ry, upon too manifest grounds, ascribe the beginning of the War to some, with whom they have been best acquainted; Is a most wicked and abominable absurdity! And much more for any of those Easte [...] people, who have Fled from their Planta [...]i­ons, when many hundreds of the Massachu­ [...]ts have been sent forth to Fight, and [...], for their security, till the owners shall think [...]itt to return; for these, at the s [...]me time to Article (as some of them have done) against the Massach [...]s [...]tts as the cause of their losses; Y [...]a and to [...]rete [...]d [...]o the lose of more Thousands, than ever they were owners of Sc [...]res, is most Diab [...]lical false-hood, & most horrid Ingratitude: It would better become them to reflect upon their former manne [...]s in those part [...], which ( [...]is to be fear­ed) have [...]ved a [...] load as—but, [...] of that (and more than they can hear with [...] patience.)

[Page 16]Having related the Crimes of the New- [...]landers by Land, They come next to de­claim against them as Criminal also at Sea. [Your Majes [...]es Frigat Ordered for the defence and security of the Coasts against Pirats, dis­mantled and made wholly unserviceable, while Pirats Inf [...]ted the same] Ay, and what if the worst Pirats came from on board of that Frigat? What if their Ammunition & Provisions, were thence delivered to them? What good did that Frigat do New-England? Unless this were so, tha [...] it fetch'd home the Plunder of Casteine, upon which began the late Bloudy War? or that the H [...]ll lay wallowing in Boston-Harbour, to [...]we ra­ther than protect the Town▪ and Domine [...]r over the honest Traders in their passage, mean while her men pla [...]ing Reakes on shoar, to the great Offence and D [...]sturbance of the I [...]h [...]bitants. As for the peoples Di [...]mant [...]ng of that Frigat in the time of the Revol [...]tion, we need use no Vindication; the proper Judges thereof have not Condemn [...]d, but Commended what they did therein. What Relig [...]on the captain pro [...]essed we know not, but the Li [...]utenant had declared himself to be of King James his Religion; and how well they were like to protect that Protestan [...] peo­ple may be easily Imagined▪ It is well known, that the Captain, in his return with her for England, was full [...]raught with a Blood [...] Malice against that honest people, which in time he would have shown, had not a French B [...]ll [...]t, by the way carried him to his own place: and so it becom [...]s us to say less of him; doubtless he wants no [...] [...]mbalming▪ by the Art of the Apot [...]ecary! Nevertheless, seeing there is a noise made of Pirats in this Para­graph, it obliges us (for the Vindication of New England) to tell the World; that there was a crew of Pirats▪ under the command of one Pounds, which lay robbing▪ Vessels on the Coasts; these were pursued by a small Vessel of Brisk Bostoneers, who in T [...]eir Maje­sties Name, and under Their Colours, main­tained [...] Bloody Fight with the Rogues and took them: One of them was Executed, and in his last words at the place of Execu­tion, confessed and affirmed, that the Rose Frig [...]t had supplyed them with their Am­munition. Others of the Crew broke Prison, and were Sheltered on board of that Frigat, (of which Pounds was one) then [...]aln lower down, and out of Command; and a Messen­ger sent from the Council to demand them, could have no return, but such Bar­barous Incivilityes; as it were a shame to mention. There was another kn [...]t of P [...]rats under the Influence of one Coward, that had lately belonged to the s [...]me Rose Frigat, who having stol'n a Vessel out of the Harbour, were entering on the like Rob­beries, but were quickly reduced without Blood shed: The Government partly for that reason, and partly in regard to him as having been once in the Kings Service, and at the Intercession of the Ministers, to whom he pretended a great Repentance, Reprieved him; but we now can have several Oathes, that the greatest Intimate he had in the World has acknowledged He had a Commission from the Captain of that Frigat for those Piracies, and that (if we mistake not) they saw the Com­mission: And this was the Dismantled Frigat, which lay there to secure from Pirats!

Certainly if these Addressers were now in England, they would be finely laugh [...] at (as a crew of Silly Jacobites) for their nota­ble earnings, by telling such rueful Stories; Pray what have they got by provoking us to divulge these Wilucky Secrets, which might have been buried in Oblivion? Sorry souls; the more you star, the more you'l Stink. There will be sound enough in Boston to justify the truth of all these things; and more, and worse, than these, if by your un­wearied Calumnies you drive them to be a little more Inquisitive after what may tend to their Righteous Vindication.

As for what they talk about the Kings Re­v [...]ne [...]e: Tis possible they intended it should [Page 17] amount to more than what they speak of, when, the Leeches of the Excise there, did sick ev'n what the Governour with four, or five of his Council, gave order for. But what was the Kings benefit by that Revenue? nothing at all, themselves took the Sign [...]fi­can [...] Figures and left the Cyphers to the Kings share. No, it only mantained the Lusts of a few needy craving Cerberas's; mean while the Kings Exchequer was at Charge to support the Government there, which it never was a farthing [...] the overthrow of their Charters, had Erected Horse blocks for those Beggers to mount, and ride that poor people, even to Death. However, since the Abatements of the Excise there, are thus com­plained of, the Government we suppose, will consider, whether they can make it no further serviceable, to promote Their Majesties in­terest in those Territories.

And this again forces us to mention a­nother matter, in which that people has been sadly wronged; that is; their breaking the Acts of Navigation. We do then Affirm that the Government there, and the whole body of the people, would rejoyce in the severest Execution of those Acts; and lend their utmost help thereunto. There are but a few particular persons that have Trans­gr [...]ssed in the forbidden Trade, and they mostly such persons too (if we are not mis­inform'd) as have been at the same time, the greatest Accusers of the Country. The Country generally declare, they never found any benefit by that Smugling, unless it have been a benefit that the man, whom they alwayes accounted their most Implacable Enemy, might get a living, by the Bribes of that Unlawful Trade. If honest Mr. Brenton, arrive safe to New England, he will doubtless be very welcome to the Government and the whole body of the people there; nor shall he give that Country greater Satis­faction, than when he Cripples any of those Offenders.

The Lerry, Dinn, and Vociferations, which these Addressors make here (& others of their kind else where) about the Cruel Persecuti­ons, which the Charter men of New England have used upon all persons Differing from them in matters of Religion only, might better have come from any mouths in the World than theirs. [ye Gracchi, do [...] thus complain of Sedition? Et Clodi [...]s acc [...]s [...]t M [...]t [...]s?] we have made enquiry, and we cannot find that the New Englanders ever Silenced 2500. faithful Ministers in one Day, because they could not comply with some things not in, but about Religion, which the sufferers Judged Sinful, and ve [...] the Impo [...]ers confessed Indif­ferent. [Blush, and say, Pudit [...]oet oppro­bria—] We cannot learn that the New-Englanders for the sake of a few Uninstituted Ceremonies, have within 25 years procured the untimely Death of 3000 persons, and the Absolute Ruine of 60000 Families. of as good Christians (to say no better) as them­selves. What have they done then? Why, in the infancy of the Plantation, they made some severe Laws against certain Seducers, who by Crouding in amongst them threat­ned no less than the Dissolution of their Government. The Quakers, against whom they were chiefly Sharpned, where than a more Tumultuous, and Blasphemous Gene­ration, then they seem to have been of latter dayes; and therefore of late none there has Troubled them. These Laws were but begun to be Executed before the New-Englanders grew sensible of their [...]rro [...]r in making them, and of themselves by dis-use they Dyed away long before their Charters were Disturbed. The very Quakers them­selves would say, that If they had got into a corner of the World and with an Immense charge had made a Wilderness habitable, on pur­pose to be there undisturbed in the Exercise of their Worship, they would never bear to have New-England men come amongst them, and Interrupt that Worship, and endeavour to Seduce their Children from it; Yea and Repeat such endeavours after mild E [...]trc [...]tics first, and [Page 18] than B [...]ishments, and commands to be gone. However, New-England long before the Ques­tioning of their Charters, had come to an Intire Tolleration of the Sectaryes crept in amongst them, having by Experience found, that their Tolleration prov'd their Dissipati­on. And when the Revolution came, the Convention Unanimously Voted, That [...] Laws which might seem Repugnant to the Laws of England, or contrary to a due liberty of Conscience, never should be Executed in the Territory. And thus we have also taken off that Libellous Insinuation of theirs, that the People there have Resolved to Act by pretend­ed Laws, wholly contrary to the Laws of the Realm of England. Did not these Libellers know (for t'was Printed, published, & pro­claimed before this their Address) That the Convention had s [...]l [...]m [...]ly Renounced every Law that should be thought Repugnant to the Law of England. We must not give Gentlemen the Lye But all mankind will now give these Addressers the Lye; and therefore for quietness sake let them pass as no Gentle­men. We are now blessed with a KING who is another David on the throne; and as King David said, He that telleth Lyes shall not be Established in my sight. So we may assure our selves, that if hereafter these people make any such Addresses to King William, he will Hiss them out of his Royal presence.

They next Swagger about the Thousands, who count themselves Injured and Abused by the present Government of New England. Whereas the World knows, that the pre­sent Rulers, in the present order of Govern­ment, had not accepted it, if the gene­r [...]lity of the Inhabitants there, had not (as one man) sent into the Convention, their Representitives, with Instructions to demand their entrance there upon. Tis true, there are some dissatisfied persons, who are Dis­charged of their former Offices; the reason of which the people there, and their Re­presentitives do best understand; and now they find fault with every thing that is done, because they are not the doers. But let them have patience till, their turn comes; their good demeanour amongst their Neigh­bours, is the propere [...]t way to Interest them in the Government, as well as others.

As to the Clamour about Excessive Rates and Taxes; This truly is admirable, just now, they complained that the Kings Re­venue there was low and lost, now on the sudden tis grown so high, and hard they can't bear it. This tis to make Ropes of Sand! But what? are these Church of England men more burthened than others? And upon complaint can they not get Re­dress? They say it not, and if they should, it would not be true. Tis true the Taxes are great, and so is the Cause. The Wars (whoever began them) have Occasioned all this; Those in the Government have no personal Advantage by your Taxes. No yee Boule [...]ense, The Taxes are to save your Lands and Lives, from the Common Ene­mies. And if these Taxes make the people to long for another Sir Edmund: we per­ceive they have very Short memories, and have quickly forgotten the Prices, they must have paid him and his Agents, ere they could have owned a Foot of ground either before, or within, their doors. The Patents of their Lands (as they farely began) would have cost more than all the Taxes, which have since the Revolution been Levied in the Territory. Be it also Re­membred, that there is not a penny now Raised on them, without their own consent (and yet it seems not with all their Consent) Certainly if there be many in that Country of the same humour with these Libellers, it is well if their discontents do not at last bring them under such Masters, as will not be so Complemental, as to ask of them what they shall take from them.

But be it so, that the present heavy [Page 19] Taxes do cause Murmurers to encrease a­mongst them; tis no more than we see here at home; and yet we still suppose there are more than Twenty to One amongst them (whatever they talk of their Thousands) who would look upon themselves as much Injured & Abused, If they should be depri­ved of their Charter Government; but how­ever things fall, we hope they are well fur­nished with patience and submission to un­dergo greater Tryals.

That the Murmurers are not so many as they would bear us in hand; We'l give the Reader some Demonstration by an In­stance. Tis Reported here, that Charter-Town is the most Ill-affected, Distracted, & Divided Town in the Country; If it be so, we are sorry for their degeneracy. Now about the same time this Libell came from Boston; there came also an Address, In­ [...]cribed, To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, the humble Address of sundry Your Majesties Subjects Inhabitants in Charles-Town. These also have it seems forgotten the Queens Majesty. But let that pass on the same Score with the other. This Address is an Accu­sation of the Country for the Rashness and Inconsiderateness committed in the Revolution; and after some other Scurvy flashes and Reflections, which were we at lea [...]ure to deal with, they should have their due: They come at last to petition, That they might not be Estranged from the laws of Eng­land: the meaning of all which is easy to be Interpreted: In short, they like nor Charter Government, and let them abound in their own sence. As for the Plantati­ons haveing some things diverse from the Laws of England, it is no more than all the other English Plantations in America, may have affirmed of them. We could never learn that New England varies from any Laws of England, that would be proper, or were by the King and Parliament intend­ed, for such a Country. However, this Ad­dress is Subscribed by Thomas Graves, late, Judge of the County Court; Richard Sprague late Captain of the Trained band, who appeared at the Head of his Company to Assist in the above mentioned Revolution in the day thereof; and Ten more; of which, one was a Sir. Edmunds Captain, one is in our Copy Subscribed Bowers, without a Christian name, and no wonder if he be a Quaker; we suppose it is that Quakers, who was one of Sir. Edmunds Setters, and begged of him his Neighbours Lands, that lay as convenient for him, as Naboths Vine­yard did for Ahah; that Quaker, who with a brutish Bawling used to disturb Christian Assemblies, and more particularly one just as they were entring on the Celebration of the Lords Supper. We shall not count it worth while to trouble the World with Particular Characters, of the other Subscrib­ers: most of them have on some account or other laboured under Infamy; and several of them are of that Congregation, who owned that other Address; there, of the Church of England, here, Inhabitants of Charles-Town; wherein they discover their very good will to wound, and rend that honest Country in as many Capacitys as they can. And why all Inhabitants of Charles Town; are not at least Four of the 12. Inhabitants of other Towns? Must they Scumm Water-Town and Cambridge also, for a P [...]nnel of 12 Honest men and True, to pack a Charles-Town Jury, for Con­demning New-Englands Charter priviledges? This is strange; But the strangest of all is, that any men of Reputation (such as Mr. Graves, and Mr. Sprague) should mingle themselves in any d [...]signe, with such a Lewd, Sorry, Shabby and obscure Crew!

But leaving Charles-Town let us return to the men of the Church of England who speak so bigg of Thousands, that account themselves Injured and Abused. Certainly [Page 20] if such a Town as Charles Town (with all its borrowed helps) could afford no more Male Contents; we must needs Imagine the whole Colony has not so many Thousands of that sort of people. And hence also for these to talk of a Prevailing Party (whose Interest must be upheld by the Taxes) when tis in a manner the whole people, whom they so Denominate; is as Ridiculous as if a Thief in the G [...]ol, should cry our upon a Prevailing party in the Country, who had brought him thither. And to charge the whole Country with a de­signe to bring Destruction upon the whole Country; Is no less Absurd and Irrational, than it is Injurious.

We had almost [...]pt the Notice of a Bawl or two, these Libellers make about Damnifying their Church (as they call it) and Obstructing their Minister in his Office As to their Church, All the mischeifs done is the breaking a few Quarels of glass by idle Boys, who if discover'd had been chas [...]iz'd by their own Parents: But the late School-mas­ter of Charles-Town is of opinion that the whole Country must be Lashed for it. In the mean time do not these (for a few Quarels) Love to be picking of Quarrels think ye; May it please them however to tell us who they were, and to what Church they did belong who (before this Terrible di [...]ta [...]ter) went over to Charles-Town, and did not break a few Quarels or Panes, but Riotously pull down whole Church Windows there? And yet the Charles-Town men had forgotten to Insert it in their Address.

But to give a fuller account of this Tragical tale thus carried to white-Hall.

They have built their Chapel, in a Pub­lick burying place, next adjoining to a great Free Scho [...]ll, where the Boyes (hav­ing gotten to play) may some by Accident, some in Frolick, and some perhaps in Re­ [...]ng for disturbing their Relations Graves, by the Foundation of that building, have broken a few Quarels of the Windows (and how should the contrary be Imagined possi­ble!) their Meeting Houses in the Town near which the Children use to play, we suppose are more than twice the charge yearly for Repairing their Windows: Nor ever yet have any one of those unruly Chil­dren been discovered or complained of. Would not these people deserve here to be called Old B [...]yes for so highly resenting Boyes Play? What? must not a Boy in New-England throw a stone, or a Ball a miss, but the King shall hear of it? To a Domi­tia [...] (who counted Fly Catching not below him) this might have been a proper Ad­dress: But for these Impertinences to be laid before the High and Nighty WIL­LIAM: the Greatest Prince now in Eu­rope, whose thoughts and cares are all Em­ploy [...]d upon such things as are like his Royal Self, Considerable, we say again there was doubtless a mistake is the delivery. Ridicu­lous People! come, let's play the fool with you a little (which we can scarce do without Apology!

Suppose we now, His Majesty in Councill (and long may we have that happiness to glory in) there he is Exactly considering the several profound Methods that must be taken, to unite England. Settle Scotland, Reduce Ireland, preserve Holland, Assist Savoy, defend Spain, Content Surden & Denmark, rescue the Empire, and subdue France (now in the high Ruff) and so to render all Europe quiet and happy. When suddenly His Majesty is told, there is a matter of greater Importance than all these, that calls for His Majesties most weighty and Royall consideration; for that some of his Royal Subjects, are come 1000 Leagues about their business, and they have brought an Ad­dress—Which may be this.

Moreover, as they inform His Majesty that some Boyes have Assaulted their Church, so some Men they say hindred and Obstructed their Parson, in Discharging of his Duty and Office. For at the Funeral of one Mr. Lilly (who never signified to any of his Friends his desire to have the Service Book used at his Burial) their Officer, would needs (for their Edification) impose it upon them; the Relations tis true, be­fore hand Unanimously informed him that it would be very [...]ffencive to them to be so Imposed upon therein: yet such was his Zeal, that he came with Gown and Book, to settle a Laudable custom in that Barbarous Country: One Mr [...]rayray (a Relation of the Deceased, in the name of the rest) only with fitt words, desired him to for-bare, but he was bound over to the Court, where they intended to have Ruined him, had not the Unlucky Revoluti­on [...]ubuer [...]ed these designs; and therefore they thought fitt here to mention it as some of the Effects of that wicked Revolution; for tho' the thing was done before, yet the prosecution of this (and divers others of the like nature) was not ended till that Unhappy day.

And that there is something Serious in this Merriment, he pleased to consider the next Paragraph of their Address, in which there is somewhat Notoriously false, and something wherein you may believe them. The False hood is in their pretenses to A­bundant Joy and Satisfaction, when they re­ceived the Joyful news of His Majesties great and glorious Enterprise. If this be true, our Dictionaries have all this while deceived us; what we have heretofore called Wrath and Consternation, you must now by Anti­phrasis. Interpret Joy and Satisfaction. When you see men Storming & Rageing, and Expressing themselves in such Diabo­lical Terms, (the Subscribers of the Address, may know whom we mean!) as, that they hope such a Prince is hanged by this time, and all such Rognes with him; you must take this to signify Abundant Joy & Satisfaction, or else you'l be obliged to call some folks most Egregious Lyars. The Subscribers of this Li [...]ell will find those in Boston who will [...] Rubb up their Memorys upon [...] particulars, and re­mind them of Time and Place and after what manner, their Joy and Satisfaction Vented it self. We will not here Rip up their usuall talk upon the Exchange and else where; but certainly t'will vex Mr. Fox­croft (one of the Subscribers, and a Re­presentative of his Church) to be Remind­ed, that when one Mr. Winslow brought thither the (then) Princes Declaration (which he knew would be welcome to all true New-Englanders) this Foxcroft was one of the Three Justices, who sent the above said Mr. Winslow to Prison, for bring­ing a Traiter [...]us & Treasonable L [...]bell (as the Mittimus Expressed it) into the Country. And altho' he offered them 2000. Pound Security, yet nothing would do, but to Goal he must. It was (we suppose) from the like Abuxdant Joy and Satisfaction, that these pretended Church men in Boston [Page 22] (when they po [...]e [...]t the Government) sent forth a Proclamation, charging all Officers and people to be in readiness to hinder the Landing of any Forces, that the Prince of Orange might send into those parts of the World. Certainly we must here after take heed of wishing Joy and Satisfaction to our Friends and Neighbours, nay to these their very Enemies: It would be very Uncharitable in the New Englanders to with their belly full, of such joy and Satisfaction, as they enjoyed upon the News of the Kings descent into England. In this therefore they are Notoriously false, as was most Visible to the World.

But there is something wherein you may believe them, namely their Transport, that His Majesty has been graciously plea­sed to have particular regard to the Re­ligion of the Church of England. Doubtless, that is true. They had got news of a D [...]s­tinction in England, of a King De jure, and De facto; and they cared not a Straw which Sank or Swam, provided the most potent would be their up-holder.

O this sweet [Particular Regard!] tis Sugar to the Vinegar; that helps them to Swallow and digest many things, that else would shreudly rise against their S [...]omacks They say this Joyous Particular Regard to the Religion of the Church of England; is that which Revives them at a Strange Rate. But yet, here our credence must H [...]ult a little; for certainly if the Reli­gion, were so dear unto them, one of these Subscribers, would never have declared to his Friend, that were their Church but a Mile from Boston (so as he might have a [...] pretense for absence) he would never come at it. Is it Religion? Here, what some of their principal persons have said upon their Death beds (in the hearing of more than one or two) with great bit­terness of Soul, that there is not one amongst them that a body may Reasonably think to have the fear of God in him. A more Uncha­ritable Censure, than ever their N. C. Neighbours yet passed upon them! And are these the fruits of Religion and Loyalty to be Expected from such a branch? Surely they are such Harsh fruits of which we have had a Taste, and may still be seen in the Faction there, who wear the Name of the Church of England, that there is no great fear of many New Englanders to be united to their Assembly. Alas, poor souls, many of them upon the Rising Light of Sir. Edmunds glory, did in a Huff run there­unto: and now upon his Setting they are left in the Dark, how to get fairly off with­out damage to their Reputation. But N [...] ­quam [...] [...]st &c. Ask your M A. the meaning of it. We think therefore twas some thing else than Religion, that was Aim­ed at, and which perhaps we may find pointed to, in the next particular:

Which is

A grave advice they give the King, That the Country may be Ruled by a Governour and Council to be appointed by His Majesty. Ay, take heed to the peoples Election, for then these Advisers may miss it; and than the Country will be still in a bad case, and may suffer Ship-wrack, if the Two only Church-Wardens of the Country have not their hand at Helm. But they go on [And with the Advice of an Assembly of the people in matters proper for Cognizance] Ad­vice, by all means, but no Authority; and what are the matters proper for their Cogni­zance? Perhaps those blades (if any of them can make an Interest to get into the Appointed Council) will tell you, tis only to see how much Money is to go from them; but not whither it goes; they shall do but what the Select men do in making Rates; let them but bring their Flieces to be shorn, and they have done all their business, as well as any Parlia­ment in France.

[Page 23]There new Scheams and Representations of Government & Jurisdiction (as their Charles-Town Friends express it) must be, [...] as other Your Majesties Plantations are Ruled and Governed. But what if their cases vastly differ? what if the peoples maine design in divers other Plantations be only to raise Estates to be Transmitted to England, where the chief Planters or Tr [...]lers In­tend at last to settle their Familyes? No wonder therefore, they are not so much concerned, to fix orderly Town Ships, and Churches, Erect Schoolls, and Colledges, and such other things as relate to [...]; you know (Mr. Rombus) Agricolae & Pas­toris, contrarium [...]est proposition. And why as other Plantations? Is there amongst them, more Exact Justice, and better Or­der kept in respect to Moralls? As to Religion and the Profession thereof, doth it Flou­rish more else where? Are Sabbaths bet­ter Sanctified? Are there more, and more able, Pious, Painful Preachers of the Gos­pel, in the other Plantations, than in New-England? And has their different kind of Government, had its speciall Influence upon these matters? There are some in the World (as Wise as these worshipfull Advisers) who think, there was not a spot upon the face of Gods Earth (all circum­stances considered and humane Infirmi [...]ys abated) was better settled for the time, and better ordered, than New-England, when they did freely enjoy their Charter Powers and Priviledges without In [...]errup­tion. But if indeed, these Advisers (being mostly Strangers, for their profit, lately cr [...]pt in amongst the New Englanders) are so fond of other Plantations Government; they may (in our opinion) do far better to remove themselves whither, and settle where, they do best like; than abide to be [...] in the sides of their quiet Neighbours, who have no great Obligation much to desire their Company.

But how come it to pass that these Ad­dressers or A [...]sers so horribly forgate themselves, as to begin with Commending A well Established and orderly Government: In which there was not Admitted such an Advising Assembly of the people, and now in the close they are for a Government of as quit another nature, as Englands is to that of France. Possibly they began at Evening, and after a while, they plaid a game or two at Cards, Drank a few Healths and then went to Sleep; next Morning their last Dreams suggested to them, what they had been about over night; than (after a mornings Draught) they are at it again; and now being a little Wiser, they stumble upon another Model, never minding what they had writt before.

Reader you may Remember (tho' they did not) that their well Established Government made Laws, Raised Taxes, Levied Armies, or any thing else (qu [...]lque [...]hose) without the least Advice of any Assembly of the peo­ple. But what have we here? It seems now they would have the King set up for them, an Ill Established and Disorderly Go­vernment, (for of Cont [...]a [...]ys is the Con­trary reason) which if He do, would not the King put them into the same Horrour and Amazement they were in, at the late Re­v [...]lution? However (in a complement) they say, they desire He should; and (in Reality) we hope that He will.

But be Their Majesties pleasure, concer­ning New England, what it will; we are well assured, they will approve themselves a Loy­all, Q [...]ie [...], and Virtuous people: they are none of those Beasts or Birds, who if the King do but Muzzel their Cha [...]s, o [...] Pare their Claws, to keep them from devouring more harmless Creatures, will presently Curse him to his Face. Such there are in the World; and for a small matter we could Inform the Reader w [...]t e [...] [...] [Page 24] [...],(and that not far) to see some of their Names. New-Englanders are of another Kidney; and it is no small Demonstration of the goodness of that people, that tho' they are thus prosecuted by a pitty Crew (who bear not the proportion of One to Seven Hundred, either in Number or Figures amongst them,) yet we are well assured they will take no further notice of all, than to pray that God would pitty, pardon, and convert such besotted Adversaries [God forgive them, they know not what they doe] However, it must needs fill that people with Sorrowful thoughts, if they sh [...]u'd see His Majesty (which God forbid [...]) take only such Methods for their Settlement, as, are wished by a [...] Knot of their most Im­placable Enemies [...] with God and the King they entirely leave their Affaires, and with composed minds wait for a blessed issue.

Being now even g [...]u [...]ted with the Joy & Satisfaction where with this [...] has [...] entertained us: We willingly pass over [...]me other observables therein, and come to the Close of all.

'Tis a passage in Sacred Scriptures, The Prophet that T [...]acheth L [...]s be in the Tail. It is but an Agreeable thing to find in the Tail of this Dragon (for it [...] a long speaks like a Dragon) a Person (or a Piece of [...]) Subscribing to Lyes. This Youth is an Un-fledgd Bi [...]d who thus defiles the Neast in which he was Hatcht. What think you? Had this Yonker, been Long Exercised under the most Extravagant, and Arbitrary Govern­ment; and so had he such Lamentable cause to complain? 'Tis but Yester-day that his M. A. had Recommended him to the School of a Neighbour Town; for which he was pretty well Qualified (for he writt a good hand, &. made good peons, and was able to Con [...]true a sentence in Corderius) We most readily own a good School Master to be one of the most Hon­ourable and Valuable sights in a Country, and wish New-England fuller of them. But if any of them, after a while Swaggering amongst Boys, comes out into the World and will be Domineering amongst men, and prescribing them Scheams and Represen­tations of Government, and take up and [...] whole Countrys; bring that Lads Fingers to the Fer [...]la, and let the calling go free.

As for the other Subscribers, if they hope to see Altars in their Church, and Candles set upon them, 'tis no wonder a Shrine-maker doth plead [...] his D [...].

After these Leaders follow the whole band: At whose Desire, and in whose Name (as well as their own) these Sub­scrib [...] are said to have Spit all this Ve­nome at poor honest New England. But certain [...], to for [...]ear that which we have newly called. A [...] [...], if those in whose [...] this Address comes, do not manifest a sense of their having done much amiss, they will not shew themselves to be so much [...] by the fear of God as good men use to be; if they do not, they may assure themselves that they have given a [...] wound to their own society amongst the people of New-England; [...] man of so much as common Sobriety will after this Joyn him­self to a Society of men, that shall [...] commit such things, as of which those people are now Convicted; nothing but a Candid Repentance can preserve them from being perpetually Odious to that Country where they have began to Hire themselves, [Faciunt [...]aves et [...]]

The good people of New England want not a kindness for the Church of England; tho' they cannot be satisfied with these pre [...]enders thereunto; they Believe there are Thousands in that Communion with [Page 25] whom they Expect Eternal happiness in the same Heaven. Such Renowned Names, as those of [...], Tillo [...]son, & [...]. are as pre­cious and as Valued amongst the people of New England, and there Books as much Read, and Lov'd and Liv'd, as with any here at home. All the hurt they wish to the Church of England, is, to see it Reform'd in some things which the Reformed Churches [...] do account none of 'tis Beauties; but these New England Episcopalians are utterly a discredit to the whole Body whereof they pretend themselves to be the Members.

We are very well Satisfyed the present Government of New-England Intend not to molest these odd people for any of these Extravagant matters; but if Strangers may Advise the said Government (and why may we not, as well as these people pre­sume to Advise their King?) we would than Council them to be no ways Dis­couraged from the Service of Their Ma­jesties. Certainly if any of the Tory-masquerade Jacobites (who endeavour to En­feable them and Weaken the hands) shall cause them to for-bear any thing, that must be done to maintain Govern­ment, Vertue, Order, and Peace, in that Country; they will not find Their Maje­sties to Thank them for it. Their Majesties own them for a Government, their Charter is as much Restored, as any of the Kingdom of England (Except that of London) All the World will wonder at them, if they do not use it, since it is all the Government they have, untill Their Majesties shall please to give them further Orders if any of the other Corporations here in England should hear, that the New Englanders refused to act upon their (lately Incommoded) Char­ters, they would Hiss at them, as the Com­mon Enemies of the English Nation, should the Freemen here forbear their Elections, or the Tories here tell them, they might not go on in all things as they were, they would be the Ridicule of the whole World. For any to declare for the late Commission Government (being so directly against the Native Privi­l [...]dges of English men) is a sort of Treason; and it tends to Alienate the minds of Their Majesties Subjects, from their Subjection to the Crown of England. It is little less Treasonable to say that their Majesties have left that Country without Government; for that would be to say (what New England ab­hors) that they might dispose of themselves to any Prince or Potentates in the Earth (by a Client lary Subjection) for their own Security; according to that Rule of the Civil Law [Sirvus D fer [...]as a Domino Liber­ [...]sto] They have therefore a Government for, and under Their Majesties; and what is it? Unless it be their Charter [...] which Their Majesties do Invite them to Act upon; and Expect they should, as the rest of the Nation do, till they are farther Settled. Let the People therefore (if they know, and have sense to perceive, their own Interest) pro­ceed in their free Elections of honest men, and such as they can trust, to take care of the whole; and the Magistrates (so Elect­ed) act Vigorously according to Law, till a full Settlement shall come to them, which we hope will not be long; And we doubt not but the fav [...]ur of both God and Their Prince shall be their Encouragement.

In fine, Let the people of that Country all Unite for the Common Safety. The Re­volution once, and Two Miracles more since, have kept them from Anno [...]nces by French Fleets, which were coming out against them: They must quickly Expect farther Alarms, and it is now no time for them to Quarrel a­mongst themselves. New-England has divers times been on the borders of Ruine, by those two Vices of Covetousness & Ingratitude; which are things that agree but ill with their high Profession. If any Number amongst them should at this time study to with-hold or [Page 26] hinder the Taxes necessary for the common safety. t'will be a peice of Covetousness; (not Loyalty) in which they may see their Error when it is too late; if the French once become their Land Lords, they will see some one Town, if not some one Man, affording a bigger booty, then Ten of their Supposed heavy Country Rates. And if they ill re­qui [...]e any of their Publick Servants, they may live to confess their Ingratitude, as much as ever unthankful Israel in distress. But now, Contention is the Vice, that most Threa­t [...]ns that Country. We wish we knew how to compose any differences that may be a­mongst them; but we cannot fully inform our selves in all the Occasions of the divers sentiments, that we hear are amongst that people: Only we are Jealous that one Pe [...] ­tilent Principle, Advanced by Captain Pal­mer, in his late Pamphlet against New Eng­land has been too much Imbibed by some, and granted by others to their Litigious Adver [...]aryes, and has had some Influence thereupon.

This Palmer has, the Impudence & Folly to Assert, that [The English Plantations (and New England in particular) are no parts of the Empire of England, but like Wales & Ire­land, which were Conquered, & belong to the Dominion of the Crown of England, and that therefore he, that wears the Crown, may set up Governments over them, which are Despotick and Absolute, without any regard to (the English mans) Magna Charta. And where as in Barbadoos, Jamaica, Virgin [...]a, &c. They have their Assemblies, that is only from the fa­vour of the Prince, & not that they could pretend any Right to such Priviledges of Eng­lish m [...]n] You see (poor New Englanders) whither this Quondam Judge amongst you, and the rest of his Crew, were bringing you. It is upon this principle that New England has been Torn in pieces by salvage Op­press [...]rs; It is upon this same principle, that they have been Railed at for a R [...]b [...]l­lion like the Sin of witch craft, for Dis­mounting these Rank R [...]d [...]rs, who Spurr'd them on to their own Destruction. But Certainly the man that Publishes this prin­ciple never more Intends re Visit the English Plantations in America, having thus foolishly and wickedly Exposed himself to the [...]ust Indignation of them all; how can they [...] him otherwise, than as a Common E­nemy, that shall thus openly deny them the precious English Liberties? No English men in their Wits will ever Venture their Lives and Estates to Enlarge the Kings Do­minions abroad, and Enrich the whole Eng­lish Nation, if their Reward after all must be, to be deprived of their English Liberties. And pray, let all the English American Plan­tations now take notice, That the New­Englanders in their late Revolution did but act in a Quarrel wherein they and, all Eng­lish men had an Interest. Gentlemen, you that so much Love to hear New-England Reproach'd, it was for you, as well as for themselves, that the New-Englanders acted in their Revolution.

Moreover, Will not the Curse of St. David, and St. Patrick, fall upon the Head of this man, for making the Welch and [...] such a Conquered people, as that the Welch (since their Incorporation) have but a preca [...]ious claime for their Representa­tives to [...]itt in the English Parliament; and the Irish (or rather the English in that Kingdom) are but meet Slaves & Villains, for all their Parliament at Dublin. As for the the Colonys of New England in par­ticular If they be not Esteemed as parts of England, why were Quo Warr [...]to's Is­sued out against the Government in Boston as belonging to Westminister in Midlesex; and their Tenures settled in free Soccage as of the Manour of East Greenwich (as we think it is mentioned in their Cha [...] ­ter.) Were those ever a Conquered people like the welch, and the Irish? No, they [Page 27] C [...]quered many Enemies of the [...] Crown, but were never yet Co [...] ­t, Unless that must be called a [...] when their late Oppressors (before [...]) had them in their Clutches.

We shall Conclude this matter with a [...]orable passage of that Accomplished [...], Sir. William Jones, who was, [...] General in the Reign of King Charles [...] Second, and knew as much of the [...] as any Pal [...]r or B [...]lkl [...]y of them all. [...] Excellent Person, (when it was Proposed by some, that the Pl [...]tations [...]ght be Govern [...]d without an Assembly) [...]old the King▪ That [He could no more grant a Commission to Leavy M [...]ny on His Subjects th [...]re, without their Consent by [...] Assembly, than they could Discharge them [...]v [...]s from their All [...]gi [...]nce to the English Crown.

And now we hope the people of New-England will not Suffer themselves to be any more Deluded by the Common Ad­versarys of all the English Nation, in any part of the World; But will approve themselves a people, at onc [...] both Sin­cerely Loyall to T [...]eir Maje [...]s (whom God grant long [...] Reign) and with all Faithfull to true English Li [...]ertyes; what­ever ba [...]e Para [...]ites and Sycoph [...]ts, shall at any time Prate, or [...] unto the Contrary.