Parts, or else make use of this desperate Remedy.- A desperate
Remedy indeede if it should prove worse then the disease, as doubtlesse it
will, it the Souldiers under them, who pretend to so much tendernesse of
Conscience, would but consider how earnestly they now strive to Justify
that in themselves for Lawfull and just, which so frequently they
blamed (though falsely) in the late King, for wicked and dishonourable
[I meane a Cessation or Conjunction with these they alwaies branded
with the names of Trayterous, Bloody and Barbarous Popish Irish Rebells.]
-For Prevention whereof, I called (faith hee) a Councell of Warre and
advised with them, what was fit to bee done; the Result whereof was, That
it was better to accept of the Assistance of those who Proclaimed themselves
friends to us (although they had beene Jewes, Turkes or Infidells, yea
the Devill himselfe; for to doe so were not repugnant to the saints
Creede) rather then to fall into the hands of those that have both by word
and deede, declared themselves malicious Enemies against us, and those wee
serve under (because you fight to extinguish Christian Religion, have
Murthered the King, subverted the Lawes and enslaved the People: For,
in reos Majestatis & publicos hostes omnis homo honestus, Miles est,
against Traytors and publique Enemies every honest man is a Souldier:)
- But yet (faith hee) with this wary Proviso, That wee would use
their Assistance no longer then the approbations of the State of England
Should goe along with us therein: (then by this warinesse it appears that
the time they have used it, which is ever since the 22. of May last, those
whom they call the State have approved thereof: and yet these shamelesse
men at Westminster have still the Impudence to deny it (although,
as formerly I noted, it appears plainly by this very Letter of coot's,
that Monke acknowledged to Oneale, how the Juncto had accepted of
his submission, and that Coot upon, this grond tells them so ingeniously
and joyfully, how Punctuall and Faithful hee had found Oneale and his
Army in all their Promises and Ingagements made unto him, and did not
question but they would continue so unto the end: - But, Vix Fidus
affect[unr], quorum diverse Fides, whose Faith is different, their Fidelisie
is doub[unr]:) And publiquely to professe and declare their dislike thereof;
when neverthelesse wee know and themselves confesse, how for
three Moneths and upwards they have made use of his Assistance; and
by their votes of the 24. of August, have Resolved, That they are well
satisfied of the Diligence. Faithfullnesse and Integritie of Sir Charles
Coot in preserving the Garrison of London Derry, for the laterest (as
they [unr]me it) of the Common wealth of England: And that aprivato
direction bee sent him, how to behave himselfe (for there are their owne