Mercurius Politicus.
Comprising the summe of all Intelligence,
with the Affairs and Designs
now on foot in the three Nations of
England, Ireland, and Scotland.
In defence of the Common-wealth, and
for Information of the People.
------ It à vertere Seria. {Hor. de
Ar. Poet.
From Thursday, June 10. to Thursday, June 17, 1652.
AS concerning those Rules that have been
put in practise heretofore by divers Nations,
and which have by them been reputed
essentially necessary for a preservation
of their Freedom, we have published
eight already. The Eighth Rule
mentioned in our last, was; That a
People being once possessed of Liberty,
ought to use it With moderation, least it turn to licentiousness;
Which as it is a Tyranny in it self, so in the end it usually occasions
the corruption and conversion of a Free State into a
Monarchy. For prevention whereof we gave one Caution in
our last. More Cautions there are, which (that I may drive
on the main discourse to a period) shall be summ'd up this
week in brief; whereby a People in a Free-State may understand
how to demean themselves for the avoiding those pernitious
enormities of Tumult, Dissention, Sedition, &c.