be devoured, and destroyed, by their Hirelings and Servants, yea the frozen
Snakes which they burst vp in their Bosomes, do prove their banes,
and strive to sting them to Death. And thus I may say that for the sin
of perjury, this City and the whole Kingdome mournes, for the Oathes
have been frequently violated and infringed, by the major part of this
Casey of London, who when they received admittance into the society of
their freedomes; did ever sweare Aleigeance, to defend and preserve
the Kings Majesty, his Haires and successors, which Oath they have persideously
broken, for they have been so far from protecting the King,
according to their severall Oathes both of Aleigeance and Freedome,
that many of them have oppressed his late Majestic in prison, and those
which did not actually serve against Gods Anointed, did contribute and
willingly consent to binde their King(thoe the most pious in the world)
in chaines, and incompasse Majesty with their boundlesse Rebellion. But
now they are payd in their owne coyne, and they whoe were of themselves
freemen, are by this anarchicall change become boundslaves to
Tyranny, oppression, and cruelty, and they (I meane the Cittizens) who
heretofore were Subjects to one King, and the good and whole-some
Lawes of this Land, are now made servile to an usurped power of their
fellow Subjects, who in degrees of prestine dignities were inferior to
themselves. Then doe but consider what rule or government, was ever so
arbitrary and Tyranicall, or smelt more of Prerogative, then this aspiring
usurped power of pretended Parliament, and Counsell of Sate now doe.
Did ever the Conquerour act such things; noe, he layd claime and had
some right to the Crowne by request of the precedent King (who desired
and gave leave that he should enjoy it long before he died) and thoe it
were nor had been foe, his conquest did not savour so much of Tyranny
as these, hee came not to the Crowne by murther of the rightfull King
(then raigning) and banishing all his issue makeing them Tryators)
noe he did like the Rebells at Westminster, who wade up to the Chinns in
Royall and Loyall-blood, to take hould of the Septer , and to establish all
Crowne-rights upon their Rebellious-heads abolishing the tytle of King,
but assuming greater prerogatives, and more selfe attribution then ever
any King did who was never knowne to make any Law without consent
both of Lords and Commons, but they of Commons onely turne Lawmakers
themselves which are and must be as byndeing and as much requireing
Subjection from the People, as any Law whatever hath don
in case formerly under the goverment of Monarchy. These Rebells, and
audetions heaven during Traytors, ashrme that the lives, and liberties, of